Development and Peace

Published purpose

September 2013 - The humanitarian situation in Syria has rapidly deteriorated over the past year as a result of the civil war in the country. The United Nations estimates that 100,000 people have been killed, and hundreds of thousands more wounded, due to the violence. Within Syria, some 6.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, 4.25 million of whom are internally displaced. In addition, more than 2 million Syrian refugees are living in host countries in the region. By the end of 2013, the United Nations estimates that 10 million people in Syria will need humanitarian assistance and a further 3.55 million refugees from Syria will have fled to host countries, where resources are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people needing assistance. With DFATD’s support, Development and Peace is providing emergency health care for up to 12,250 Syrian refugees and vulnerable people in host communities through seven medical clinics located in the urban centres of Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Karak, Mafraq, Madaba and Balqua. Project activities include: providing primary health care to Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians; referring outpatients to secondary health care facilities; providing equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, and canes to patients with disabilities; and providing counseling to Syrians affected by the conflict.