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

Officials in Idlib met with businessman Ayman Asfari to coordinate charitable projects under the “Loyalty to Idlib” campaign. As part of the initiative, they launched construction of a new maternity and children’s hospital west of the city, funded by the Asfari Foundation in partnership with the Syrian American Medical Society. The project aims to improve...

In Kormaza village in northern Raqqa, Houria, a 50-year-old woman, arrived at the health center exhausted and in distress, after months of silent struggle. She had been living with uncontrolled hypertension, chronic anemia, and persistent headaches. Over time, even simple daily tasks became difficult, as illness gradually took over her...

SAMS is partnering with local leadership in Deir Ezzor to strengthen the province’s healthcare system, including plans to rehabilitate Deir Ezzor National Hospital. The collaboration includes equipping key departments such as pathology and neurosurgery, as well as establishing a cardiac catheterization unit and restoring cardiology services. This effort reflects SAMS’...