Sherwan Qasem is an emergency officer currently based in MSF's office in Amsterdam. Originally from Syria, he was forced to take refuge in Türkiye in 2012.
As of 31 May, Médecins Sans Frontières will hand over its intervention activities in Türkiye, as the emergency response ends, following the devastating earthquakes that killed 51,000 people in the country's southeast. After the first quake struck on February 6, MSF supported Turkish civil society...
In Türkiye the consequences of this February’s devastating earthquakes are all too visible in destroyed buildings, makeshift camps and rebuilding efforts widespread in affected areas. With the coming of spring, heavy rain has caused flooding, creating further issues. For the survivors, the...
MSF’s response to the earthquakes in Syria Key data as of February 24, 2023: • Relief items distributed: 30,232 • Mobile clinics consultations: 5,667 • Number of mental health consultations: 450 • Medical supplies donated: 27 tons • Hospitals supported: 32 MSF has been present in northwest and...
Logistics coordinator Ricardo Martínez is leader of one of the first MSF emergency teams to arrive in Türkiye following the 6 February earthquakes. He describes the situation in the city of Adiyaman.
Médecins Sans Frontières calls for the urgent scaling up of humanitarian supplies, which currently fail to even match pre-earthquake volumes A MSF convoy of 14 trucks entered northwestern Syria on Feb 19, arriving from Türkiye through the Hammam border crossing point. This first convoy carries 1,...
On 15 February, in collaboration with the Turkish Medical Association, a team from Médecins Sans Frontières donated various essential relief items to people affected by the earthquake in the city of Adiyaman in southern Türkiye. The donated items – including hygiene kits, electrical stoves, winter...
1) What is the situation in Northwest Syria? Following the two strong earthquakes many buildings in northwest Syria collapsed leaving thousands of people homeless. The search for survivors is ongoing, with the hospitals that remain functional treating the wounded. Many hospitals have been damaged,...
“I’m Samar from Eastern Ghouta. I’m the MSF health promotion supervisor in northwest Syria. When the first quake occurred, I was home in A’zaz with my husband, son, and daughter. We live on the second floor. We were asleep when the earthquake happened. My husband felt it and woke me up. I carried...
Since the strong earthquakes hits Southern Türkiye (formerly Turkey) and Northwest Syria last week, there are over 30,000 deaths according the official figures from both countries as of February 12. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) immediately launched humanitarian relief work to respond to the...
