WHO delivers $9.5 million in medical supplies to Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – More than $9.5 million worth of essential medicines, medical supplies and equipment have been provided to health facilities across Syria through the World Health Organization (WHO), with funding from the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the WHO announced on Wednesday.
The supplies are helping health facilities maintain essential services and respond to changing health needs, WHO said.
The support covers treatment for chronic and communicable diseases, dialysis, surgical care, disease surveillance and laboratory diagnosis, while strengthening facilities’ capacity to manage acute and emergency cases.
A significant portion of the assistance is supporting haemodialysis services for people with kidney failure, who require treatment several times a week. The supplies include about 167,000 haemodialysis sessions and 10 dialysis machines.
The package also includes 140,000 vials of human insulin, more than 700 trauma and emergency surgery kits, over 200 Interagency Emergency Health Kits, 16,000 doses of rabies vaccine and 12,000 doses of rabies monoclonal antibody, in addition to medicines, laboratory reagents and diagnostic supplies.
“Reliable access to medicines and medical supplies is fundamental to a functioning health system,” said Dr. Caroline Clarinval, WHO Representative in Syria.
Clarinval added that the assistance would help facilities maintain life-saving dialysis services, manage chronic diseases and respond to acute health needs while supporting stronger and more reliable healthcare services.
The supplies are part of a €22 million ECHO-funded humanitarian health project implemented by WHO to maintain essential services, strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak response, and support acute and emergency care across Syria.