Summary
- Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, calls for greater investment in the health sector in Syria to address the multiple challenges faced by the population.
- The health sector in Syria is affected by a lack of resources, socio-economic issues, insecurity, climate change, displacement, and poverty.
- Rates of child malnutrition have tripled over the past four years, and Syria remains one of the biggest displacement crises in the world.
- The health system in Syria is extremely fragile, with limited access to healthcare and shortages of essential medicines and medical equipment.
