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December 16, 2021

Syrian Conflict Has Stripped Civilians of Access to Healthcare, Created Humanitarian Disaster
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Physicians for Human Rights warns a decade of conflict has led to the
systematic deterioration of the healthcare system in northern Syria. In
a new report, PHR found years of attacks, neglect and lack of
coordination have led to profound health disparities and inequities in
access to care, effectively denying people's right to medicine. Hardest
hit have been women, girls and people with disabilities. Rights groups
warn only one border crossing remains open between Turkey and rebel-held
parts of northern Syria - and if the U.N. Security Council fails to
reauthorize the crossing in January, some 6.8 million people who rely on
humanitarian assistance could be cut off entirely.


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