Life can be harrowing for people with disabilities in war-torn Syria, as they are exposed to violence and discrimination. HI and its local partners are helping Faisal to live like any other father.
After the bombing of their house, Tamara and Mykhailo had to abandon it. Thanks to a temporary shelter in Dnipro and HI’s services, they were able to get the help they needed.
On 14 January 2023, a missile strike hit a high-rise building in Dnipro, East Ukraine. 46 people died, including six children, and 81 persons were injured.
Anja was injured during the earthquake. He is currently beeing treated by a medical team in one of HI’s 13 partner hospitals in northwest Syria.
HI and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine sign a memorandum of understanding to improve the quality of access to health services.
Mehdi Firouzi supervises the psychosocial teams in Syria. He explains to us the benefits of Psychological First Aid after a tragedy like the 6-February earthquake.
Rema is a something of a miracle. From her room in one of HI’s 13 partner hospitals in the area of Jindires, northwest Syria, she tells us what happened to her.
Risk education specialist Musab explains the situation about remnants of bombs, and improvised explosives after the 6-February earthquake.
Emilie was 6 years old when she lost her foot in a landmine explosion in Cambodia. She was one of the very first people to be fitted with a prosthesis by HI in its early days.
Anis manages a HI 22-member team of physiotherapists and psychosocial support experts in North Syria. He describes the response provided by HI:
HI’ global land release technical operations manager, Gary Toombs explains how “the 6-February seism has significantly aggravated an already desperate situation”.
Elyas (Not his real name) is member of HI team in northwest Syria. He and his family have experienced the earthquake. They are safe but still under shock.
Sami (not his real name) manages a rehabilitation team in an hospital the Idlib region. He describes the dramatic situation after the earthquake.
Amir is the director of an orthopaedic and reconstruction HI partner hospital in Idlib, Syria, near the Turkish border. They received 680 injured people in 3 days.
Myriam Abord-Hugon, HI's program director in Syria, explains the situation and HI's actions.
