7/26/2025–|Last update: 04:17 (Mecca time)
The World Health Organization said that obtaining health care in the Syrian city of As -Suwayda is a challenge, stressing that health centers are subjected to “tremendous pressure”, and that health workers are working in very difficult conditions.
Kristina Bethaki, the business of the World Health Organization in Syria, said on Friday that hospitals are facing a shortage of employees, electricity, water and basic supplies.
She added that the city’s main hospital has become crowded, and that “its explanatory has reached its maximum capacity earlier this week.”
The World Health Organization has confirmed 5 attacks on healthcare facilities in As -Suwayda, including the killing of two doctors, obstruction and targeting of ambulances, in addition to temporarily or damaging hospitals.
“Healthcare should never be a target, and health facilities, patients and health workers should be protected effectively,” said Pethaki.
She stressed that ensuring that doctors, nurses and supplies arrive in people safely “not only a vital to save lives, but is a responsibility under international law. All parties must adhere to.”
Since Sunday evening, As -Suwayda has witnessed a ceasefire after a week -long armed clashes between Druze groups and Bedouin clans, which left hundreds of dead and wounded.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that at least 814 people were killed, and more than 903 were injured in the Suwayda Governorate since July 13.
The list of the WHO representative in Syria stated that these events led to the displacement of more than 145,000 people, and many were forced to leave their homes without anything and shelter in temporary reception centers in Daraa, Damascus countryside and Damascus.
Bethaki recorded that the organization’s teams visited many of these sites in Damascus countryside, on Thursday, and will go to Daraa on Sunday.
She said, “What we saw and heard is a strong reminder of the dangers. Parents are looking for a drug for their children, the elderly who need urgent care, and health workers who are doing their best under unusual pressure.”
Mobile medical teams supported by the World Health Organization have been published in the displacement areas to provide urgent consultations to patients, mother and child health, mental health support and basic drugs.
These efforts in coordination with the Ministry of Health and local authorities reached thousands of people from the countryside of As -Suwayda and other affected societies, as the organization’s representative confirmed that continuous human access and without obstacles “is necessary to sustain the health response, including medical referrals in time and provide critical care without interruption.”
She considered that Syria “has a crossroads where it faces multiple crises, but it is also facing a real opportunity for reconstruction.” She stressed that maintaining the continued humanitarian health services “is not very important for emergency situations today, but rather a bridge to recover.”
The World Health Organization has been able to deliver vital supplies to health facilities in Daraa and Damascus countryside, including injuries and basic drugs and support for hospitals in both governorates, while reaching the endosperm is limited and inconsistent.
It is noteworthy that the first humanitarian convoy to As -Suwayda had entered last Sunday, followed by a second convoy on Wednesday in coordination with the Ministry of Health and the Syrian Red Crescent and Red Crescent Directorate.
