The need for humanitarian aid in Syria has never been greater. With vast displacement, and a shattered healthcare system, join us as we embark on our vision for a brighter future in Syria.
SAMS remains at the forefront of efforts to save and strengthen Syria’s collapsing healthcare systems through our Syria Health 2030 campaign. We are dedicated to delivering life-saving medical care, equipping healthcare facilities, and rebuilding essential infrastructure to ensure long-term access to quality healthcare for all.
The destruction of critical infrastructure, including the devastating shelling of Aleppo’s University Hospital, has brought Syria’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse. Emergency departments have been rendered nonfunctional, lives have been lost, and thousands—particularly children and the elderly—are now left without access to vital medical services.
SAMS is working tirelessly to respond to this escalating crisis. Our teams are on the ground providing emergency medical care, supplying critical equipment, and rebuilding essential healthcare services. Together, we can save lives and restore hope for the future of healthcare in Syria. Your support is urgently needed to make this vision a reality.
SAMS USA’s teams are working across six governorates, with assessments underway in Latakia and Damascus, to ensure life-saving care reaches even the most vulnerable communities.
As we continue to address urgent needs, SAMS USA is also focused on sustainable solutions for Syria’s long-term recovery. Our priorities include:
The people of Syria are resilient, but they cannot rebuild alone. Your contributions help sustain vital programs, ensure access to healthcare, and offer hope to millions of Syrians in need. Every donation strengthens SAMS’ ability to respond quickly and effectively, from supplying essential medical commodities to supporting healthcare workers on the ground.
Join us in rebuilding Syria. Together, we can heal, restore, and empower a nation recovering from crisis.
SAMS is saving lives on the frontlines.
From performing life-changing surgeries to delivering essential care, our medical missions in Syria are a testament to resilience, hope, and humanity.
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Since 2011, SAMS has supported healthcare provision throughout Syria, sponsoring hospitals, mobile clinics, and ambulances, training and paying the salaries of Syrian medical personnel, supporting education for medical students whose studies were interrupted due to the ongoing conflict, and sending life-saving humanitarian aid and medical equipment to where it is needed most.
“This is the first time that we have ever received any kind of humanitarian assistance since we arrived at this camp a few months ago.” – Um Laith, a resident of an IDP Camp in Idlib
In order to meet growing medical needs due to ongoing conflict, which has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, SAMS continues to expand its operations on the ground. SAMS provided primary and specialized care, including cancer treatment, psychosocial support, dialysis, physical rehabilitation, and more. SAMS currently operates 40 medical facilities, including 12 hospitals and three mobile clinics. Learn more about our impact in our Annual Report.
In April 2019, northwest Syria was subjected to an increased bombardment campaign, killing tens of thousands of civilians and resulting in an unprecedented wave of displacement. Between December 2019 and March 2020, at least one million individuals were displaced, causing the largest IDP movement of our time. Despite a robust humanitarian response, the needs of IDPs remained largely unmet. Dispaced individuals were pushed into already overstretched camps and informal settlements, struggling to accommodate overwhelming existing needs of shelter, water, food, and healthcare.
“I ran out of words. Our hospital is overflowing, we have no beds, no rooms, and no personnel left to receive this huge number of patients. I felt powerless.” – Dr. Ikram Haboosh, Director of SAMS-Supported Idlib Maternity Hospital
Attacks on healthcare in northwest Syria have continued with impunity, decimating Syria’s already fragile health system. Since late April 2019, SAMS has documented at least 76 attacks on healthcare facilities. Despite these unfathomable challenges, our medical personnel have continued to brave bombardment to care for the sick and injured.
Medical facilities in northwest Syria are severely understaffed, and health workers are required to work long hours, often performing tasks outside their specialization. Essential equipment and supplies are scarce due to continued attacks on healthcare, which overburden the entire health system in the area. Other facilities are forced to fill the gap left after systematic targeting of other healthcare facilities.
In response to the emergency situation and unprecedented waves of displacement in northwest Syria in 2019, SAMS implemented a number of relief projects. Learn more here.
SAMS spearheads a number of projects, ranging from primary to specialized care, such as our GI endoscopy program, mental health and psychosocial, hemodialysis, trauma, dental, reproductive health, oncology, surgeries, and more. As new developments unfold and the situation on the ground is rapidly changing, SAMS has developed a robust mechanism to promptly and effectively respond to crises and ensure that our patients continue to have access to the dignified care they need and deserve.
In November 2018, SAMS opened an oncology center in Idlib, the only one of its kind in the region, providing an alternative to long travel to other governorates or to Turkey for patients seeking cancer treatment. In 2020, SAMS established a second oncology center in northwest Syria to provide treatment and diagnostic services for breast cancer, lymphoma (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin), and childhood cancer (including acute leukemia), as well as free consultations for various blood diseases and other cancers.
The conflict in Syria has taken an unimaginable toll on Syrians who have endured almost a decade of ongoing strife. At least 3 million Syrian children under the age of six have known nothing but war, violence, and displacement for more than seven years. In order to address the psychosocial needs of those affected by the ongoing crisis, SAMS continues to support and lead psychosocial programming, such as art and play therapy, one-on-one consultations, and group sessions to help individuals cope with the effects of trauma and overcome fear, depression, and social isolation. Additionally, SAMS supports a telepsychiatry center in Idlib.
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