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Syrian field hospitals: A creative solution in urban military conflict combat in Syria
Abdulghani Sankari1, Basel Atassi, Mohammed Zaher Sahloul
1Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit MI, United States ; Department of Medicine, Syrian American Medical Society, Detroit MI, United States.
Abstract:
Since the war started in Syria nearly two years ago several independent organizations reported the use of medicine as a weapon by the Syrian authorities, killing of doctors and arresting patients who were admitted to the hospitals for treatment. In year 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) found nearly 50% of hospitals are not functioning due to lack of staff, equipment and medicine. This report highlights how the doctors in Syria are creative and courageous to risk their own lives to save thousands of innocent lives.
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