After fleeing Syria in search of treatment for her daughter Lulu, who lost most of her eyesight due to diabetes complications, 70-year-old Hawra found support at a medical center in Zaatari Refugee Camp operated by Syrian American Medical Society and supported by Anera. Through SAMS’ care, Lulu received life-saving insulin treatment and specialized injection pens...

For over 14 years, countless Syrians have endured unimaginable suffering — arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence, and enforced disappearance. Survivors suffer from a wide spectrum of mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety disorders, and in some cases, severe and complex conditions such as psychotic disorders. These...

This Mother’s Day, we honor the extraordinary strength of mothers who carry their families through hardship, uncertainty, and unimaginable challenges. For countless women in Syria, motherhood unfolds amid conflict, displacement, and fragile healthcare systems. A routine pregnancy can quickly become life-threatening when safe care is out of reach. Through SAMS’...

This month across Syria, SAMS continued to raise the bar for what medical care can achieve. In communities where access can mean survival, patients received lifesaving cardiac procedures once thought impossible, families accessed critical maternal and emergency care, and healthcare workers sustained the fragile systems their communities depend on every...

The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are near. A sacred window, where every good deed is multiplied beyond measure, and every intention carries the quiet power to reshape a life. Last year your intentions helped make possible: 3M+ medical services 275,000+ mobile clinic services  65,000+ surgeries  21,000+ oncology services...

In a place where access to advanced cardiac care has long been limited, an extraordinary milestone has just been reached. For the first time in Syria, the SAMS Heart Hospital in Idlib successfully performed two MitraClip procedures to treat severe mitral valve regurgitation using a transcatheter approach, one of the...

This month, SAMS physicians launched their April medical mission in Syria, delivering advanced surgical and specialized cardiac care that restored rhythm to hearts worn down by pain, uncertainty, and long-term illness. At the SAMS Heart Hospital in Idlib, the team provided comprehensive care for complex heart conditions throughout the mission,...

A Syrian medical team from Chicago is performing advanced heart surgeries at SAMS Hospital in Idlib as part of the organization’s April medical mission to the facility, including valve replacements and other minimally invasive procedures, while also training local doctors and introducing new cardiac techniques. Read Full Article