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Syrian American Medical Society
E-Newsletter February 2014 |
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SAMS partners to call for United Nations Security Council Resolution AS OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN IN SOCHI, 37 HUMANITARIAN, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND PEACE ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR UNSC RESOLUTION TO OPEN SYRIA TO AID - To the Foreign Ministers of UN Security Council Member States As the world comes together in Sochi to open the Olympic Games, Syrians are living under siege. In the spirit of the ancient tradition of an Olympic truce, echoed by the United Nations Secretary General in January, we call on the United Nations Security Council to put an end to these inhumane and illegal methods of war by supporting a Resolution demanding full and unimpeded humanitarian access to all areas of Syria. As the Winter Olympics open, Syria must be opened to life-saving humanitarian aid. Words fail to convey the horror and suffering Syrians are enduring on a daily basis: 9 million people, approaching half of Syria's pre-war population, have fled their homes. See More.. |
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SAMS-Supported Facility Bombed Killing 2, SAMS Condemns Systematic Targeting of Medical Facilities
Washington, D. C. - The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) condemned an attack on a hospital in the Aleppo area; the facility was hit by a smart missile, leaving 2 patients dead and 3 staff injured. Multiple floors of the building, along with the operating room, the intensive care unit and equipment such as x-rays, were destroyed. All patient operations have been suspended leaving the area without a functioning hospital. Full Text.. |
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Rima: A PTSD Case Study
Rima, a 12 year old girl, came to our psychosocial center in Jordan. She lost her father in Hama, and was wounded in the leg by a sharpshooter. She had symptoms of PTSD. SAMS provided her with therapies that included individual and group therapy with other children, relaxation techniques, visualization, describing her story through drawing. After 11 weeks of therapy, Rima has improved greatly. She now sleeps well at night, socializes with other children, and participates in school. She can now remember her father fondly, instead of feeling distressed. Rima's progress is a great tribute to the work being done by SAMS in Jordan.
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Field Hospitals in Syria
Fares Alahdab, Basel Albitar, Khaled Muhiedeen, Samer Attar, and Bassel Atassi
The Lancet, 25 January 2014
In the past 2·5 years many hospitals and clinics have been damaged or destroyed by the war in Syria. To respond to the medical and humanitarian crises, the Syrian medical community used alternative approaches to maintain health care and establish makeshift medical facilities. Full Story..
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Dinner to Aid Syrian Children
SAMS Selected As Recipient of Children's Charities Funds
MUNCIE - As a native Syrian, Bassam Helwani need only watch the television coverage and read the newspaper stories about his troubled homeland to be reminded of the terrible trauma faced by its children.
Come Feb. 17, he is doing something about it. Full Story..
Syrian Healthcare System in Danger
When Dr. Mohammed got the call, he left Syria that night. The feared secret police, or mukhabarat, wanted to 'talk' to him. But those who go to 'talk' to them, don't come back.
Syria's Lost Generation: Directors Give Voice to War's Young Refugees (VIDEO)
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SAMS 3rd Annual National Conference Highlights
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Dr. Opada Alzuhaili lecturing about updates in diabetes management, (SAMS 3rd Annual Conference, San Diego, CA)
Layla Shaikley of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston spoke about her new initiative to help refugees: 'The city science initiative', (SAMS 3rd Annual Conference, San Diego, CA)
Dr Adeeb Shahrour highlighted his remarkable experience while working inside Syria in his presentation 'C-Section deliveries at a time of crisis', (SAMS 3rd Annual Conference, San Diego, CA)
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Society P.O.Box 1015
Canfield, OH 44406 |
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