Health care increasingly out of reach for Syrians in eastern Aleppo City

The humanitarian and health situation in Aleppo has reached critical levels5 August 2016 – Dr Hatem Abu Yazan, general director of the Children’s Specialised Hospital in Al Shaa’ar in eastern Aleppo City, was on duty in the hospital’s neonatal section on the first floor when he heard the sound of an airstrike. It was a sound that he was used to, and he was wearing his stethoscope which dulled the noise. He did not pay much attention until he saw the doors cave in and the windows break. Together with a nurse and another doctor, he lifted 9 babies from their incubators and carried them to the basement, where he knew they would be safer. “We waited for 10 minutes for the attack to subside, and then we ran back up to bring the incubators down to the basement, so that they would not be at risk in case of another attack. A few days earlier, Dr Abu Yazan had been overseeing 2 pre-mature 6-day old babies in intensive care when he was told a third baby in critical condition had been admitted. “The hospital only had 2 functioning intensive care units, so I had to make a decision,” he said. “I removed one of the babies – the one Read more...
Source: WHO EMRO Emergency Preparedness and Humanitarian Action - Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news