“The World Health Organization estimates there are now half a million Syrians with war injuries…”
Syria’s Assault on Doctors / New York Review of Books, 3 November 2013
Half a Million Syrians With War Injuries
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Category Archives: News Coverage of Syria
Amputation Rate in Syria is Double Other Wars
“Handicap International has estimated that the rate of amputations and spinal cord injuries in Syria is roughly double that of other wars. ”
Syria’s Assault on Doctors / New York Review of Books, 3 November 2013
Doctors Fleeing Syria
“At the beginning of 2011, there were more than 30,000 doctors practicing in Syria. Now, more than 16,000 doctors have fled, and many of those left are in hiding.”
Syria’s Assault on Doctors / New York Review of Books, 3 November 2013
Syrian Civil War Leaves Health Services in Tatters
“Almost two-thirds of the nation’s hospitals have been badly damaged or destroyed, 92 percent of the ambulances in affected areas are out of service, and the vast majority of the nation’s doctors, nurses and other health workers have fled or have been killed. The few health care facilities that remain generally have no fuel, electricity or water…”
See the article at the San Francisco Gate.
Doctor: Syria Snipers are Targeting Pregnant Women and Children as a Game
Among the grim anecdotes of the civil war playing out in Syria comes perhaps the most sobering report of all – that bored snipers are playing a “death game” and their targets include children and pregnant women. The story was reported on CBS News.
Can Syria Rebuild Its Devastated Health Infrastructure?
From the Huffington Post UK, 30 October 2013, a look at how the deliberate targeting of medical professionals in Syria, the departure of many medical professionals, and destruction of more than half the nation’s medical facilities will affect the ability to rebuild a health infrastructure in Syria.
The World is Turning Away From the Horror in Syria
“Doctors report that demolished hospitals and humanitarian blockades have left some Syrians to suffer, awake, through amputations and Caesarean sections…As international attention to Syria wanes, all of these horrors are still happening….”
Please read this important editorial from Samer Attar .
Syria ER: Performing Amputations with Little Electricity
Here’s an ABC News story from 26 October 2013 regarding medical care in Syria, and the lack of facilities, even electricity.
Syrian-American orthopedic surgeon Dr. Samer Attar, talking about his medical work near Aleppo:
“There were people who requested amputations because they couldn’t live any more with a leg with exposed bone and pus just pouring out of the wound. A number of the amputations were on children…”
Syria’s Grinding War Takes Toll On Children
This National Public Radio story (21 October 2013) talks about the psychological and physical impact of the war in Syria on its children.
See the story, and listen to a stream of the radio broadcast.
Palmyra Relief 