The hospital is providing life-saving surgical assistance to people who need medical attention. The needs are immense, particularly for care for mothers and children, surgery, mental health and physical rehabilitation.
10-year-old Omar was injured before coming to Al-Hol camp. He underwent surgery at the field hospital. Before Omar’s surgery his siblings cried, afraid they would not see him again. It made him cry as well. They waited for him outside their tent, and when they saw him coming back with his mother, they ran to him, “Omar will survive this because he is strong, just like me.” said Yahia, Omar’s younger brother.
Omar has been so brave as he heals. Guiseppe Gambetta, an ICRC surgeon from Italy said the last x-
“Omar is such a brave boy!” said Canadian nurse Leone Gagne. She has been an ICRC aid worker for 11 years, this is her 17th mission. “I’m proud to work with the team in Syria. It is tiring, but it’s a great challenge. Every mission is different, but the common thing is treating patients. The people here deserve heath care.”
Canadians can help support the response in Syria through a donation to the Syrian Crisis Fund.
Photos by: Mari Aftret Mortvedt/ICRC, Olav A. Saltbones/Norwegian Red Cross