Syrian American Medical Society Foundation

Press Releases

Press Releases

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.

Press Release: SAMS Calls on Russia to End the Targeting of ...
For Immediate Release October 19, 2015   Washington, DC - Russian airstrikes over the weekend targeted the only two hospitals in southern Aleppo, forcing both facilities to shut down and evacuate...
SAMS Remembers Dr. Khaled Kandil
For Immediate Release October 13, 2015 Washington, DC - SAMS is sad to announce the passing of Dr. Khaled Kandil, an exemplary SAMS-supported doctor and medical leader from Idlib, Syria....
Press Release: Chairman Ed Royce Speaks to SAMS at #Advocat...
For Immediate Release October 14, 2015 Washington, DC - On October 9, 2015, the Syrian American Medical Society hosted its first #Advocate4Syria lobby day on Capitol Hill. Representative Ed Royce, chairman...
Press Release: Secretary of State John Kerry Recognizes SAMS
For Immediate Release October 13, 2015   Washington, DC - On Friday, October 9, Secretary of State John Kerry commended SAMS for its work during his remarks at the 2015 Global...
Press Release: SAMS Responds to Russian Airstrikes on 3 Medi...
For Immediate Release October 7, 2015 Washington, DC - On Friday, October 2, Russian airstrikes hit a field hospital in northern Hama causing severe damage to the facility. Two nurses...
Press Release: At Least 33 Killed in Russian Airstrikes on ...
For Immediate Release   September 30, 2015   Washington, DC- Russian airstrikes in Homs today have led to the deaths of at least 33 individuals, including 1 civil defender and 3 children....
Press Release: 3 Medical Staff Killed in Airstrikes on Unde...
For Immediate Release   September 28, 2015   Washington, DC - A SAMS-supported field hospital in Kafr Batna, Rural Damascus was directly targeted by at least 6 Syrian government airstrikes...
What You Can Do to Help Syrian Refugees TODAY
"We want the world's attention on us so that they can prevent this from happening to others. Let this be the last." - Abdullah Kurdi, father of Aylan Kurdi  ...
37 More Civilians Killed in Douma Airstrikes; 3 Actions to T...
For Immediate Release August 24, 2015 Washington, DC - On Saturday, government aerial attacks killed 37 civilians, 19 of them members of one family, in Douma, East Ghouta. They were...