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Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
A woman awaits a checkup at an IRC clinic inside Syria. Syria's civil war has caused widespread damage to hospitals and clinics, with the result that access to medical care has been severely reduced.
A woman awaits a checkup at an International Rescue Committee clinic inside Syria. Syria's civil war has caused widespread damage to hospitals and clinics, with the result that access to medical care has been severely reduced. Through Syrian partners, the IRC is has trained close to 100 doctors, nurses and paramedics in trauma and other types of emergency care. We also provide medicines and medical equipment to help Syria's most vulnerable.