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Syria: Reflections on a decade of war | |
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Join Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for a discussion about MSF’s work responding to the humanitarian crisis in Syria on Thursday, May 20 from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT.
Ten years of grinding war in Syria have left the country in ruins and the lives of its people shattered. The war has destroyed significant parts of Syria’s infrastructure, including its once robust health care system. |
Thursday, May 20
1:00 - 2:30 PM (EDT)
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Hundreds of medical facilities have been bombed. Medical personnel have been attacked, killed, or have fled. Desperate shortages of medical supplies throughout the country have led to untold suffering and death. Almost 12 million Syrians—half the pre-conflict population—have been forced to flee their homes, often multiple times. Many still live in precarious conditions facing economic instability, food insecurity, and a lack of access to basic services, especially amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Join Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
for this critical discussion as we reflect on the consequences of a decade of war in Syria and the challenges ahead. We'll be joined by Dr. Chenery Lim, medical coordinator for MSF in northwest Syria; Will Turner, head of emergency operations for MSF in northeast Syria; and Dr. Aula Abbara, consultant and honorary clinical lecturer in infectious diseases and general internal medicine at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust in London. | |
