Campaigns

More than twelve years of conflict in Syria have pushed millions of Syrians into poverty and displacement, while also decreasing their access to primary and secondary health services, including cancer care. Amid ongoing conflict and displacement, cancer patients in Syria struggle to access care and are more likely to be...

On International Women’s Day, please join us in celebrating women around the world by championing their voices on this special day and beyond. We, at SAMS, are indebted to the tireless work and dedication of our female healthcare workers inside Syria who continue to risk their lives to save others, as...

“I ran out of words. Our hospital is overflowing, we have no beds, no rooms, and no personnel left to receive this huge number of patients. I felt powerless.”  – Dr. Ikram Haboosh, Director of SAMS Maternity Hospital in Idlib The humanitarian situation in northwest Syria is going from bad...

The Humanitarian Crisis in Northwest Syria: Currently, more than 3 million civilians are under threat in northwest Syria, nearly half of whom are children. Doctors and humanitarian workers perform their duties under constant threat of targeting, while also lacking the necessary supplies and resources. Since April 26, more than 700...

SAMS continues to  closely monitor the humanitarian and medical situation in Idlib, a province in northern Syria and home to nearly 3 million Syrians, including 1 million children and half of whom have been displaced from other areas in Syria. SAMS has acted quickly to prepare for renewed conflict in...

In April 2018, actor and activist Amber Heard joined SAMS on a medical mission to Jordan. During the trip, Amber met Weam, 12. Weam lives in Jordan’s Al-Zaatari Refugee Camp, and she suffers from a life-threatening condition called thalassemia. When we met Weam, she had not received the lifesaving care that she needed in months...