SRD staff has been responding to one of the world’s most pressing humanitarian crises since 2011.
The Systematic Targeting of Healthcare Personnel and Facilities
According to Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), from 2011 through June 2022, PHR corroborated 601 attacks on at least 400 separate medical facilities and documented the killing of 945 medical personnel.
Chemical Weapon Attacks
Syria has reported at least one chemical attack every year since 2013, when numerous lethal gas attacks occurred in Aleppo, Idleb, and the outskirts of Damascus. These attacks cause urgent, large-scale health emergencies. Accessing medical supplies and medications becomes nearly impossible for healthcare personnel trying to save lives.