In Aleppo, Syria, after years of war and siege of the city, people face immense difficulties in accessing healthcare.

Dr Othman Sheikh Issa

Health council member in Aleppo

It's been hard to secure medical supplies, including equipment, staff and laboratory materials.

Currently, despite the fall of the Assad regime in Damascus, we suffer from a lack of support, especially from international organisations.

Um Mustafa

Patient

I come to the hospital because the consultations are affordable, but there is a shortage of medicines.

Dr Alaa Al-Deen Alou

Head of the burns department at Al-Razi Hospital, Aleppo



We have been receiving a large number of patients with relatively advanced injuries, where the burn assessment is greater than 30 to 40 per cent. There is a large percentage of children and sometimes whole families, unfortunately, with extremely serious injuries, even to the point of death.

We are facing a lot of pressure at the moment.

We need anesthetists and anesthesiologists, as well as some nursing staff to help us better serve our patients.

In Aleppo, MSF teams support Sheikh Maqsoud hospital with donations and have started rehabilitating the medical facility.