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We make a difference in the lives of people during a very traumatic time in their life. Meeting their medical transport needs eases their burden.
SAMS Strongly Condemns Yesterday’s Attacks on Aid Workers
For Immediate Release September 20, 2016 Washington, D.C.- Yesterday morning at approximately 10:50am, a U.N. and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) humanitarian convoy of 31 trucks was hit by airstrikes while...
Press Release: SAMS and 72 Other Syrian NGOs Suspend Coordin...
For Immediate Release September 8, 2016 Washington, DC - Today, SAMS, along with 72 other Syrian NGOs (SNGOs) released a public letter expressing concerns over the recent actions of UN...
167th Chemical Weapons Use in Syria Reported in Besieged Eas...
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 6, 2016 This morning, Alsukari neighborhood in besieged eastern Aleppo City was attacked by three barrel bombs filled with suspected chlorine gas. Initial reports recorded more than...
SAMS Treats Victims of Incendiary Weapon Attacks in Syria
For Immediate Release September 1, 2016 Washington, DC - Early this morning, a SAMS-supported hospital in Hama received victims of an incendiary weapon massacre from nearby Suran, including children, women,...
The Image of Omran Must Not Be Forgotten. Children of Syria ...
“I would like to tell you that Omran is a very lucky child because he found somebody to help him. He found somebody to extract him from underneath the rubble....
Conjoined Twins Passed Away While Awaiting Evacuation. SAMS...
For Immediate Release August 24, 2016 This morning, Moaz and Nawras al-Hishoysh, the conjoined twins born with two conjoined hearts, passed away in Damascus while awaiting medical evacuation. Born on...
Omran was treated at a SAMS Hospital. Help us Treat Other Ch...
Last week, an image of a dazed, bloodied 5 years old Omran Daqneesh in an ambulance seat shocked the world and ignited a global outrage. It was yet another haunting...
SAMS Remembers Victims of the East Ghouta Sarin Gas Attack, ...
SAMS's Dr. Tennari on chemical attacks in Syria. “One victim of a chemical attack is one too many. Today, on this tragic date, we remember the victims of the East...
The Plight of the Children of Syria: Omran’s Story is ...
“There are hundreds and thousands of stories like Omran's. Omran was lucky. Other children are dead or paralyzed and their stories didn’t reach the world.” - Dr. Mohamad, SAMS physician who...