Currently, in Syria, more than 15 million people need emergency medical care. The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Harris.
The interlocutor of the agency called on the world community to assist the Syrians in overcoming the transitional period difficult for their country. In her words, the organization continues the humanitarian support of the Syrians and after the overthrow of the regime of Bashar al -Assad.
“Many medical institutions in Syria are damaged, crowded or lacking financing. They do not receive sufficient resources to provide quality services. That is why we pay special attention to maintaining the main services,” she said.
According to her, I organized the delivery of surgical sets to the country of surgical sets, as well as sending doctors to hard -to -reach areas. “Each of the special surgical sets for emergency assistance during injuries that we delivered allows us to carry out at least 300 operations. We are trying to ensure access to access to Healthcare in places where there are a large number of displaced persons.
Harris stated that the healthcare system in Syria has been in a state of collapse for a very long time. She emphasized that many medical institutions of the country function at the level below the average.
WHO representative indicated that the rapid restoration of Syria healthcare system to a large extent depends on the involvement of highly qualified specialists in this field.