129 Syrian Dialysis Patients in Jordan Lose Access to Critically Needed Care
For Immediate Release April 30, 2018 Washington, D.C.- Currently, 129 Syrian refugees residing in Jordan, including 67 women, are suffering...
SAMS and 13 Medical Organizations Suspend Services in Northern Syria After Armed Groups Attack Hospital
For Immediate Release April 16, 2018 Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, April 15, 2018, SAMS-supported Al-Mara’a Hospital in Idlib was subjected to...
SAMS, Syria Civil Defense Condemn Chemical Attack on Douma
For Immediate Release April 8, 2018 Washington, D.C.- Following a brief ceasefire that only lasted for a couple of days,...
SAMS and 11 Humanitarian Organizations Share Hospital Coordinates
For Immediate Release April 4, 2018 Washington, D.C.- On March 12, 2018, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), along with...
SAMS Strongly Condemns Use of Internationally-Prohibited Weaponry on Besieged Civilians
For Immediate Release March 8, 2018 Washington D.C., Yesterday, March 7, besieged East Ghouta was subjected to a systematic and...
Statement: SAMS Condemns Violations of Medical Neutrality in Idlib
For Immediate Release March 7, 2018 On March 5, 2018, the medical neutrality of a SAMS-supported hospital in Ma’arat al-Numan, Idlib was...
Thirteen Targeted Attacks on Hospitals in East Ghouta in 48 Hours. Medics Describe the Situation as “Catastrophic.”
February 20, 2018 Washington, D.C.- Over the past 48 hours, besieged East Ghouta has been subjected to an intense campaign...
SAMS Hospital in Ma’aret Al-Nu’man City Forced to Close After Six Airstrikes
For Immediate Release February 5, 2018 Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, February 4, at approximately 8 pm local time, six airstrikes targeted...
Kafr Zeita Cave Hospital Targeted by Five Airstrikes. SAMS Alarmed by Heightened Attacks on Healthcare in Syria.
February 1, 2018 Washington, D.C.- Today, at 12 pm local time, the SAMS-supported Kafr Zeita Cave Hospital in northern Hama...
The Only Maternity Hospital in Ma’arat al-Nu’man City Destroyed Following Three Attacks in Four Days
For Immediate Release January 3, 2018 Washington, D.C.- Earlier today, Al-Salam Hospital supported by the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS)...
Four Critically Ill Patients Evacuated to Damascus, but 637 remain. Local Doctors Plead for Help.
For Immediate Release December 26, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Today in besieged East Ghouta, medical evacuations began for a group...
Attack on East Ghouta: Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Chemical Agent Treated at SAMS Facilities
For Immediate Release November 19, 2017 Washington, D.C.- Yesterday morning, a SAMS facility in East Ghouta began receiving patients suffering from...