Our Campaigns

January 20, 2023
Help SAMS Deliver Life-Saving Cancer Care
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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...

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March 5, 2021
Join SAMS in Celebrating Women on International Women’s Day & Beyond
Amir Ghonim

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...

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February 19, 2020
Northwest Syria: Waves of Displacement as Violence Escalates
Amir Ghonim

“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...

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July 25, 2019
Humanitarian Situation in NW Syria is Deteriorating. How You Can Help.
Amir Ghonim

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...

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October 2, 2018
SAMS Operations in Northern Syria
Amir Ghonim

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...

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July 9, 2018
Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Syria.
Amir Ghonim

Since the escalation of attacks on Dara’a governorate on June 19, 2018, more than 500 civilians have been injured and at least 350,000 Syrians have fled their homes, seeking safety at Syria’s borders. The intensified bombardment campaign over southern Syria has created the greatest displacement crisis since the beginning of...

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June 8, 2018
Stand With Dialysis Patients in Jordan & Lebanon
Amir Ghonim

For refugees, risk factors that worsen a kidney condition include a lack of dialysis supplies, lack of adequate nutrition, and toxic stress. Because of the high cost of treatment for dialysis patients, many refugees cannot afford the treatment and many have lost their lives. Over 300 displaced Syrian patients have...

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September 28, 2017
Bangladesh
Amir Ghonim

In 2017, more than half a million Rohingya refugees have fled persecution in Myanmar, seeking refuge in makeshift camps in Bangladesh. In order to respond to the growing need for medical care in Bangladesh, SAMS Global Response (SGR) partnered with a local medical organization Gonoshaathata Kendra (GK) in 2017 and...

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June 14, 2017
Save East Ghouta
Amir Ghonim

“Hospitals are overwhelmed. Floors are overflowing with injured and blood. Those patients we discharged a couple of days ago are now back with more serious injuries…. The word “catastrophe” can’t describe what’s happening in East Ghouta. Why do we continue to let children die before our eyes? What have we done to deserve this?” –...

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May 26, 2017
Diabetes Care for Syria
Amir Ghonim

“There are critical shortages of insulin, anesthetics, specific antibiotics needed for intensive care, serums, intravenous fluids and other blood products and vaccines.” – Elizabeth Hoff, WHO Representative in Syria Almost 1 out of 10 Syrians has diabetes. Of these, approximately half cannot manage their condition with diet alone and require...

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May 22, 2017
From the Ground Up: SAMS’s New Al-Zaatari Facility
Amir Ghonim

The growth of Jordan’s Al-Zaatari camp has paralleled the continuing conflict in Syria. 80,000 refugees reside in the camp’s 12 districts, spanning 5.3 kilometres squared. It is the equivalent of Jordan’s fourth largest city. Over half of the camp’s population is under 24 years old, with 19.9% of the population...

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