For Mama Challenge
This Ramadan, rise together for Syrian mothers and babies.
Every mother deserves care before, during, and after birth. Every baby deserves a healthy start.
Join the For Mama Challenge This Ramadan
This Ramadan, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) is proud to join the global For Mama Challenge: Rise Together — a month-long, Zakat-eligible campaign supporting proven maternal and newborn health care across Syria - including in Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, Idlib, and Attil.
From February 17 – March 20, 2026, your generosity helps deliver essential care to mothers and babies in communities where access remains limited.
Give this Ramadan. Stand with Syrian mothers.
What Your Support Delivers in Syria
Through SAMS’ Maternal & Child Health Program, your donation helps fund proven, life-saving interventions:
- Safe, facility-based deliveries with skilled birth attendants
- Prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage
- Maternal and newborn mental health support
- Early risk detection and monitoring
- Essential nutrition for mothers and infants
This is continuous care — before birth, during delivery, and beyond.
Maternal and Child Health Care in Syria
The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Maternal and Child Health Program provides essential, life-saving care to mothers and newborns in conflict-stricken Syria and for refugees in neighboring regions.
Through specialized maternity hospitals, outpatient clinics, and mobile medical units, SAMS delivers comprehensive prenatal, neonatal, and postnatal care in areas where access to healthcare remains limited.
In 2024 alone, SAMS-supported facilities helped safely deliver more than 22,000 babies, ensuring mothers received skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery.
This work strengthens Syria’s fragile health system and helps ensure that every child has a healthy start — even in the most challenging conditions.
Learn How SAMS Supports Mothers & Babies
In this special conversation, Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Board Member Sawsan Rashdan and Every Pregnancy CEO Isra Chaker share how SAMS and Every Pregnancy are partnering through the #ForMama26 Challenge to support mothers and newborns across Syria.
From safe deliveries to critical neonatal care, they highlight the urgent maternal health needs facing families today - and how your support this Ramadan can help ensure mothers receive compassionate, life-saving care and babies are given a healthy start in life.
Mohammad's
Success Story
Born with severe respiratory distress and pneumonia complicated by pulmonary hypertension, baby Mohammad was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Qah Maternity Hospital, supported by SAMS.
After days of intensive, life-saving care and close monitoring, Mohammad was gradually weaned off the ventilator. His condition steadily improved, and he was soon able to feed normally again.
Today, Mohammad has been discharged in good health, with a follow-up plan in place to ensure his continued recovery.
His journey is a reminder of why we do this work. At SAMS, we remain committed to standing by families in displacement camps, especially those unable to return home, providing care, hope, and support at every step of the healing journey.
Why SAMS
For years, SAMS has delivered frontline medical care across Syria, strengthening maternal and newborn health services in humanitarian and low-resource settings.
When you give through SAMS, you support:
Syrian doctors, nurses, and midwives
Trusted medical facilities and mobile teams
Care rooted in dignity, compassion, and medical expertise
Make Your Ramadan Count
This Ramadan, join a global movement working to ensure every pregnancy is safe.
- $100 Provides Safe Delivery + Newborn Care
- $200 Supports One C-Section Delivery
- $500 Saves a Newborn with Neonatal Infusion
- $1,500 Provides Jaundice Screening or CPAP Machine
- $4,500 Can Transform a NICU with an Incubator
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