Name: Fadhila Khader Al Ali Age: 7 years Housing: Washukani Camp Injury: Physical disability Date and cause of disability: conducting an operation for a mass in the spine that led to loss the ability of using the lower limbs Fadhila’s physical disability and not integrating with her peers increased the displacement suffering. However, Community Protection […]
Getting access to essential and proper nutrition for children is one of the biggest health challenges in NES, as malnourished children are more vulnerable comparing to their peers so they are at more risk to get sick. According to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) more than 232 million children worldwide are suffering from malnutrition, […]
Because we are so careful about the health of displaced children in all camps, Our health education team implemented an awareness campaign for school children this time in Nawroz camp Derik city. The campaign was about lice infection and methods of prevention and treatment, in addition to providing them with medical supplies
The inability to return home forced IDPs to live poor conditions, like the tough weather during summer or winter. That leads to direct health awareness and relief services to them. However, our health education teams are distributing mosquito nets in Washokani camp, in order to protect the people from mosquitos especially in Summer, as well […]
Head lice are one of the most common types of skin infections among children. It is a concern for children and their families as it takes long time to get rid of it totally. Our medical teams in Shehaba areas distributed medical supplies for school children in the camps (Brakhadan, Sardam, Afrin, Shehaba- Al-Awda) to […]
The medical point in Washokani is still providing treatment for patients of Leishmania, knowing that the number has increased since the last August to be more than 1041 patients and about 8328 visitors receiving the doses by the end of January. Leishmania is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of tiny infected sand […]
Primary health care/PHC/ services target the needs of individuals, families and communities containing health and well-being in their comprehensive and interrelated physical, psychological and social aspects. It provides lifelong health care to the person as a whole, not limited to some specific diseases. The /PHC/ guarantees getting comprehensive health care access for all […]