OUR MEDICAL AID PROVISION SO FAR….
Since 2015 we have provided a significant amount of medical aid in Syria, in different forms, in a number of locations. We started by sending medical equipment, which progressed to sending ambulances, and after some time, our team established a small field hospital. It was in a post-siege area which had no hospitals left intact, yet there were families with children returning to their abandoned homes, who had to travel a couple of hours to their nearest hospital. But few could afford to do this. This first small hospital was a lifeline for thousands.
We have enabled a handful of small field hospitals and medical facilities since then, receiving more than 70,000 cases over these years. The busiest healthcare facility in a post-siege area saw an average of 3,000 patients each month.
Over the years of providing medical care in Syria we have seen that our budget enables us to provide a limited amount of free care. At the current time even the wealthy struggle to access trustworthy, dependable medical care. Healthcare is a massive humanitarian need across the board, regardless of a person’s financial circumstances. If we provide free care to people who can afford to pay for their care, then we can offer less services to the community as a whole. If those who can afford to pay for their care do so, then this helps us to provide more free care for the poorest, and subsidised care to low waged people.
We have also established a new permanent MEDICAL CENTRE and plan to open a second in 2024. They will provide a number of specialist services, including day surgery, in the longer term, alongside emergency rooms.
We are currently equipping these two centres, and are keen to raise funds towards buying and equipping ICU ambulances to serve each centre. If you can help in any way please use visit our SUPPORT page and choose our “Medical” account on the giving form.
If you have links to medical equipment suppliers who may be able to supply high quality medical devices and ex demo equipment in excellent working order please CONTACT us.