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An independent medical organization. Providing healthcare for people in need in #Syria | منظمة طبيّة مستقلّة. نقدّم الرعاية الصحيّة للناس الأكثر حاجة في سوريا

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"When we first returned, there was destruction... There were no clinics, no hospitals, there was nothing," recalls Mohammad Khaled, who returned home to Salma in Latakia governorate after a decade of displacement. msf-me.org/media-centre/news…

Supporting Primary Healthcare Across Syria

MSF supports more than 20 primary healthcare centres across 10 Syrian governorates, providing free care, medicines and mental health support as people return home.

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(1/3) In coordination with Syria's Ministry of Health and local health directorates, MSF supports #primary_health_care centers across 10 governorates.
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(2/3) Restoring healthcare alongside other essential services helps families return and communities rebuild.
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In #2026, MSF supports over 20 primary healthcare centres across 10 governorates. However, access to basic healthcare remains a major challenge across Syria..... Watch
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In #Syria, years of conflict, displacement and uncertainty have had a lasting impact on mental health. On World Mental Health Day, hear from #MSF colleagues in Syria:
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In Al-Haidariya, #Aleppo, people are gradually returning to their communities after years of displacement, while the need for essential and sustainable healthcare services remains high.
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Between June and September, the centre recorded 7,081 general outpatient consultations, as well as 1,868 women’s health consultations, including antenatal and postnatal care, family planning and gynaecological consultations.
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Over the same period, general outpatient consultations increased from 800 in June to 2,293 in September. As more families return to the area, access to primary healthcare remains crucial for returning communities.
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In Syria,many have gone back to places where infrastructure and essential services remain heavily damaged..Read more: msf-me.org/media-centre/news…

In Syria, safe water means health, dignity, and survival

Years of conflict have left millions in Syria without safe water. MSF is repairing water stations, drilling boreholes and building sanitation for returnees and displaced families.

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#Syria: Since December 2024, around 1.7 million refugees who had fled the country and 1.9 million internally displaced people have returned to their communities. #MSF is supporting water and sanitation activities to help restore access to safe water in areas of return.👇
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1/3 On 24 September, Nawa National Hospital, supported by MSF, received five people injured in an explosion around 350 metres from the health facility.
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2/3 MSF teams in coordination with Directorate of Health teams triaged and treated cases, referring two patients for specialised care. One person was pronounced dead on arrival.
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3/3 In Syria, explosive incidents continue to pose serious risks to civilians and place additional pressure on health services recovering from almost 14 years of conflict. MSF continues to support emergency preparedness and access to care in affected areas.
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Healthcare needs remain high in Daraa, southern #Syria. Over the past year, #MSF has worked with the Directorate of Health to strengthen services at Nawa National Hospital, where 3,140 births were assisted and 315 newborns received care. Read more: msf-lebanon.org/news/strengt…
MSF pharmacy and logistics staff is receiving the medical supplies at MSF supported Nawa National Hospital, Daraa’ governate © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

ALT MSF pharmacy and logistics staff is receiving the medical supplies at MSF supported Nawa National Hospital, Daraa’ governate © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

MSF Deputy Project Medical Referent accompanies a Directorate of Health nurse during a round in the MSF-supported maternity department at the Nawa National Hospital, Daraa governorate, southern Syria. © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

ALT MSF Deputy Project Medical Referent accompanies a Directorate of Health nurse during a round in the MSF-supported maternity department at the Nawa National Hospital, Daraa governorate, southern Syria. © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

MSF supports the mother and child healthcare services at the hospital, as well as outpatients' consultation and mental health support to the community. © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

ALT MSF supports the mother and child healthcare services at the hospital, as well as outpatients' consultation and mental health support to the community. © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

A newborn receiving care at the neonatal unit in the Nawa National Hospital. MSF supports neonatal services at the hospital. © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

ALT A newborn receiving care at the neonatal unit in the Nawa National Hospital. MSF supports neonatal services at the hospital. © Oday Alshobaki/MSF

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Years of conflict, displacement and economic hardship have created significant mental health needs in Daraa. Yousef Hannou, #MSF Mental Health Activity Manager, explains the challenges people face and how MSF provides mental health and psychosocial support in #Syria.👇
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Despite incipient recovery over the past year, significant gaps remain across Daraa’s healthcare system. Substantial support is still needed to ensure patients can access consistent, good-quality care closer to home..more: msf-lebanon.org/news/strengt… #Syria #MSF

Strengthening Healthcare Access in Daraa, Syria

One year after starting support in Daraa, MSF is helping improve maternal, newborn, mental health, and primary healthcare services in southern Syria.

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After years of war, the health system in Daraa, southern #Syria, still faces shortages of staff, medicines and essential services. Since July 2025, #MSF has worked with the Directorate of Health to support Nawa National Hospital..#watch:
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(1/3) In Homs governorate, families who fled the war are returning home to Furqlus and surrounding areas. In May 2026, MSF in collaboration with Homs Directorate of Health (DoH) started supporting Al-Furqlus Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC).
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(2/3) MSF team have helped rehabilitate the facility, installed electricity power systems and backups, regular medical and non-medical supplies. It covers the community, serving more than 30,000 returnees and residents.
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(3/3) Between May and June 2026, the PHCC received above 2,000 outpatient consultations. MSF has been also supporting Al-Khalediya PHCC in Homs since July 2025, plus the governorate’s only blood diseases centre and blood bank. For people returning home, healthcare is essential.
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