The regional hostilities and instability have exacerbated the situation and since Oct 2023 an increase in airstrikes have been reported across the country.
Health sector partners in Syria continue to provide life-saving essential health services, although financial constraints hinder efforts to meet the population’s demands. Moreover acute water diarrhea (AWD)/cholera, leishmaniosis, measles, severe acute respiratory infections (SARI), lice and scabies, meningitis, and hepatitis A are among the major public health issues to which the WoS health sector has responded to in 2023. Key achievements by the health sector partners are presented below.
