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14.9 million people needing medical care
According to HNO 2024, 3.97 million people in the North-West region are in need of medical assistance.
According to HNO 2024, 3.39 million people in the North-West region are in need of medical assistance.
1. Attacks on healthcare / WoS
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– Darkosh Hospital Operations Suspended Due to Suspension of Funds: On April 30, the director of Al-Rahma Hospital in Darkosh, Idlib, reportedly announced that operations in all departments of the hospital had ceased due to the suspension of funding. The hospital provided medical care to 700,000 people in the area and provided free medical services to an estimated 20,000 patients each month. With funding suspended, staff are working as volunteers only in emergency cases.
– WHO conducted a ToT on “Training of Trainers (ToT) on Mass Contingency Management/Planning (MCM/MCP)” in Gaziantep on 19 April. Following this ToT, a series of decentralized MCM/MCP trainings will be conducted directly within the NWS with the support of various health partners.
– Six trucks loaded with aid crossed the border: On April 24, six WHO trucks carrying essential medicines, medical consumables and medical emergency kits for around 90,000 people passed through the Bab Al Hawa border crossing. – In April 2024, SAMS organized a multi-specialty medical mission in collaboration with Islamic Relief, SEMA and Al Rajhi Hospital.