WHO delivers over 8 tons of medical supplies to Syria’s Qamishli
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The World Health Organization (WHO) delivered over eight tons of critical medical supplies to the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, to support hospitals and health partners, a WHO official announced on Saturday.
Hala Zaghiba, Director of the Program to Promote Access to Medicines and Medical Products at WHO Syria, said in a post on X that the shipment—transported in five trucks from WHO warehouses in Latakia and rural Damascus—includes cholera treatment kits, trauma supplies, and emergency health kits.
According to Zaghiba, the medical cargo reached 11 hospitals and health partners in the region to help sustain vital health services amid ongoing shortages of medicines and equipment.
Health facilities in northeastern Syria, many managed by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), have struggled for years with limited supplies due to logistical challenges, fuel shortages, and restrictions on aid access.
Since the closure of the al-Yarubiyah border crossing in 2020, humanitarian agencies, including WHO, have relied on long and costly overland routes through government-held areas to deliver medical aid to northeast Syria.
This has raised concerns among local authorities and health organizations about delays and insufficient quantities of assistance reaching the region.