“The health system is in peril. Just 63% of hospitals and 52% of primary healthcare centres across Syria are fully operational. 228 health facilities were destroyed or damaged in the February earthquake last year”.

-🇸🇾WHO Representative a.i., Dr ImanShankiti in #Brussels .

📍Eighth Senior Officials Meeting for the people of #Syria
This morning, Senior Officials are convening in Brussels to listen to Syrian voices, discuss the #humanitarian situation across all areas of the country, and address the challenges we currently face. #Syria crisis

Discussion will focus on priorities in the HRP for #Syria , including early recovery strategies, as well as efforts to find a sustainable, peaceful solution, in line with UNSCR 2254. #SOM2024

The 2024 health sector HRP for #Syria emphasizes continuity of life-saving essential health services, disease surveillance and outbreak response, and investments in health system resilience.

“14.9 M people need humanitarian health assistance this year. As needs increase, funding for humanitarian health services fell by 27% from 2022 to 2023 and is expected to further decline by at least 30% in 2024”.

-🇸🇾WHO Representative a.i., Dr ImanShankiti in #Brussels .

“Demand on trauma care and disability services has spiked in the face of increased hostilities while Providers are reporting an 80% increase in depression and a 570% increase in stress-related disorders”.

-🇸🇾WHO Representative a.i., Dr ImanShankiti in #Brussels .

“Over next 6 months, life-saving services for emergency & trauma care, mental health, non-communicable diseases & reproductive health will be disrupted for over 6 M people, including 1.5 M in north-west Syria”.

-🇸🇾WHO Representative a.i., Dr ImanShankiti in #Brussels .

Rampant #corruption , misappropriation of tax-payer funds, abuse, and missing medical items exposed at the #UN ’s WHO Syria. Sign the #petition to UN bosses Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and António Guterres to demand accountability and reform act.thesyriacampaign.org/sign/clean-up-…

“Failure to invest in life-saving, life-sustaining essential health services would mean further deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Syria.

-🇸🇾WHO Representative a.i., Dr ImanShankiti in #Brussels .

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