Supporting healthcare provision in Idlib and Aleppo governorates
MSF supported 32 hospitals and health facilities, through donations of emergency kits, trauma kits medical supplies, and blankets. This includes facilities in Idlib, Azaz, Afrin, Mare’, Bab El Hawa, among other towns. We also sent medical staff, including surgeons, to support hospitals dealing with the influx of wounded.
In 4 health facilities (hospitals and clinics) in Idlib governorate, we treated injured patients, and we increased the capacity of the hospitals we’re working in by adding triage tents in the outside wards.
In addition, we deployed our ambulances and we’re supporting 90 ambulances to facilitate the transfer of patients in need of emergency assistance to the closest health facilities.
Two weeks after we have scaled up efforts deploying mobile clinics and distributing relief items to affected populations.
Mobile clinics
We set up mobile clinics that were deployed in three reception centers, and eleven different camps in northwest Syria. The aim is to offer essential medical services to people affected by the earthquakes.
Mental health services
Our teams launched a mental health hotline that is accessible to people, that is being communicated in the community through our health promoters and mental health specialists.
Offering relief support to affected families
In Aleppo governorate, with our local partners, we distributed food and blankets to more than 500 families in the reception centers in Afrin.
Similarly, we distributed more than 800 kits, including hygiene items, kitchen kits, winter kits and blankets, to affected people in Jindires, one of the most affected cities, and families in reception centers in Azaz and Mare’ and surrounding villages.
A total of 19,594 blankets have been distributed in northwest Syria.
Offering immediate relief support to people affected by the earthquakes, particularly those without shelter in this cold weather, will remain a priority for our team. We will continue to assess the needs and adapt our response accordingly.
MSF aid into northwest Syria
In an effort to continue our support.
On Sunday, February 26th 2023, MSF has brought in a convoy of 15 trucks including 1234 tents and winter kits to be distributed in the following days.
In addition, 24 tons of medical items have been imported in preparation for scaling up of activities.