Oncomial in Syria, they do not lose hope of recovery due to the presence of hospitals operating in the northwest of the country with the assistance of the Ministry of Health of Turkey.
suffering from oncological diseases in areas cleansed of terrorists as a result of operations of the Turkish Armed Forces, “Euphrates Shield” and “Olive Branch”, are treated in the oncological departments of the hospitals of the cities of El Bab, Gerablus and Afrin, whose work is coordinated by the Ministry of Health of Turkey.
Currently, 271 patients receive chemotherapy in the region. 176 Patients take a course in the El Baba hospital, 45 in Jerabulus and 50 patients in Afrin.
Turkish experts who observe the state of cancer patients in Syria, direct those of them whose condition requires advanced treatment methods to Turkey.
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On the other hand, the population of the Idlib province in the north of Syria, where the Syrian army and its supporters subject to shelling objects of healthcare, are faced with difficulties due to the lack of proper conditions for treatment and problems in supplying medicines.
In a country where the Civil War has been going on for more than 12 years, many oncological patients were left without the necessary therapy due to a practically non-functioning healthcare system.
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For this reason, some cancer patients living in the regime of Syria areas move to Idlib, so that, if necessary, to undergo a course of treatment in Turkey.
After the destructive February earthquakes in the southeast of Turkey, the number of requests for seriously ill and oncological patients for treatment in the country decreased.
However, subsequently the process returned to the normal direction. Oncological patients in Idlib receive directions to continue treatment in the Turkish provinces of Adan and Mersin.