MSF voicenote update on northwest Syria

In MSF supported hospital in Jisr al Shughur in northwest Syria, MoH teams there received 94 patients as a result of violence, and 13 were dead upon arrival to the hospital. All patients are above 18 years old except one 9 year old boy.

The hospitals on the west coast also saw mass casualty’s influxes. At Latakia hospital, Tartus and Banyas national hospitals, each one admitted more than 120 patients with gunshot wounds and other traumas.

MSF responded by donating Trauma kits to these areas. We remain prepared to respond to any further emergencies and addition support if needed.

Itta Helland-Hansen, MSF’s Project coordinator, describes the situation from Jisr al-Shughur, an MSF supported facility in northwest Syria:

Itta Helland-Hansen 11/3/25 VN

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Automated Transcript Itta Helland-Hansen 11/3/25 VN:

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I was in the MSF supported hospital,

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They've been working around the clock

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for the last few days,

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receiving 107 patients

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due to bullet wounds, shrapnel and other violent trauma,

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including 13

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Now, we, as MSF, are facilitating

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concrete capacity building for the hospital staff

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to be as prepared as possible

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for these kind of

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But in a broader sense,

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the events of the last days come at a time

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where instead of helping to build up the healthcare system,

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facilities have been closed down

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from one day to the next due to

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Here in Salqin we co-manage a hospital

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with the local health authorities,

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and in the last month, we have seen

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a more than 50% increase in patients

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as a consequence.

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In the pediatric department, it's even larger.

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It's the Syrian population that are the victims

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of reduced access to healthcare.

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