A NEW HOSPITAL IN SYRIA

We have a long term vision for a hospital, equipped and staffed to a standard where doctors and nurses can be trained with the skills and knowledge needed to provide the highest level of care services in Syria. According to the WHO, an estimated 2 out of 3 healthcare professionals have fled Syria, and the medical profession lacks specialist experience to teach and equip the next generation of medics.  

Specialist doctors are needed in Syria and our long term vision is also to offer training to the new generation of doctors and nurses, in addition to developing the skills of the medical professionals who have chosen to stay and serve their people through the crisis.  These professionals need hospitals with good resources and equipment that can offer them a career and a future.  Most importantly, they need a reason to stay and be part of the solution to the crisis in Syria, and an essential part of rebuilding their communities.

The ordinary people in Syria also need hope that they can access dependable medical care in their darkest and most vulnerable moments, when other hospitals in the area close their doors to the poorest and most desperate, and when other hospitals may not be able to provide the specialist services needed.

A significant number of the hospitals in the governorate have been destroyed or damaged and are out of service, or replacement services don’t meet the same standards they used to. Most of those remaining are only able to provide basic services and few have the specialist doctors and resources which are needed in every hospital - many lack vital equipment and supplies.

People in Syria need specialist medical care. The people who can afford to have been seeking this in neighbouring countries as they cannot rely on the care available inside Syria now. But this option is only available to a very select few, and the pandemic has made cross border travel more difficult or impossible. Too many people are dying as they cannot gain the treatment they need, from conditions that are easily treated with the right resources.

This hospital is a long term vision which will take time and significant funding to complete. We are raising funds towards this hospital. If you can help in any way please use visit our SUPPORT page and choose our Medical account on the giving form.