PHYSICIANS ACROSS CONTINENTS TURKEY
PAC
MEDICAL RELIEF MISSION IN SYRIA
Monthly Bulletin
Physicians Across Continents (PAC) The Medical Relief Mission in Syria
August 2015 Photo: while measuring the height of a-54-month child in Pediatrics clinic. Gaziantep, Turkey - August 2015
Primary Healthcare The five Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCC) were established in 2014 (the sixth center had stopped operating due to security issues). PHC services were provided according to the World Health Organization standards, through diagnosis and treatment of diseases, health education services, monitoring children nutrition and reproductive health services. Medical staff
50
11%
18%
1,498
Maternal and Child Health Center Tel Refaat
2,432 Daret Ezza Center (in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
12%
23%
3,067
Beneficiaries
13,592
Al-Tah Center
(in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
1,608
Al-Zerba Center
(in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
16%
20%
2,721
2,266 Al-Janudiyah Center (in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
Talbisah Center
Specialized Hospitals Mother and child hospital in Tel Refaat Aleppo Northern Countryside, Syria The hospital provides maternal and child health services including a neonatal unit. Medical staff
Beds
Neonatal beds
Operating rooms
45
5
17 1
Beneficiaries
1,331
Normal deliveries
146
Caesarean section
29
Neonatal admissions
50
Examinations
703
1
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Shamarin Surgical Hospital Aleppo Northern Countryside, Syria The hospital receives varieties of both civil and war injuries. Surgical operations cover all disciplines including general, orthopedic, vascular, urological and reconstructive surgeries. In addition to the maxillofacial, ENT and ophthalmology surgeries.
Beneficiaries
887
%36 Males %64 Females
Outpatient clinic consultations
816 Emergency consultations
Operating rooms
Medical staff
92
3
Beds
13
Surgical operations
58
22
Central Specialized Hospital (previously Azaz National Hospital) Aleppo Northern Countryside, Syria The hospital is located in Azaz and it was re-opened in July 2015, it provides its medical service 24 hours a day through several surgical specialisations, intensive care unit, emergency unit and pediatrics department. Staff
191
2
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Reviews in external clinics
2,714
Reviews in emergency
4,308
Operations Beds
131
180
Mental Health Hospital in Azaz Aleppo Northern Countryside, Syria The inpatient department in the hospital provides diagnostic and therapeutic services, besides outpatient consultation services. Staff
48 (including 3 psychiatrists) Beds
Beneficiaries
411
Inpatients
154
Outpatient consultations
189
Psychosocial Support
165
77
Renal Dialysis Center in Tel-Refaat Aleppo Northern Countryside, Syria The center provides renal dialysis services for patients with acute and chronic renal insufficiencies, with regular and emergency medications. in addition, the center provides the required laboratory tests for patients in Tel-Refaat subdistrict and in some nearby villages. Staff
Renal dialysis devices
Beds
Renal dialysis sessions
10 7
7
250
The Emergency Unit in Deir-Jamal Aleppo Northern Countryside, Syria This medical point provides first-aid services to the inhabitants of Deir Jamal. Staff
8
3
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Beneficiaries
1,256
Examinations
1,256
59% Males 27% Females 14% Children
Dar Al Shifaa Hospital in Eastern Ghouta Rural Damascus, Syria In coordination with Zeid Ibn Thabet association, the hospital provides variety of services including emergency services, outpatient clinics in different specialties, reproductive health and different surgical specialties.
Beneficiaries
5,214
62
Beds
24
Reviews in emergency
1,321
Normal deliveries Caesarean section
80
Operations
63
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46% Females 24% Children
Reviews in the external clinics
2,780
128 Staff
30% Males
Psychosocial Support and Child Protection Programmes The programmes enhance the ability of Syrian society to tolerate the negative impacts related to the Syrian crisis. In addition to support and improved quality of life for those in need of psychological aid to deal with psychological and social constraints resulting from the conflict. seven psychosocial support units were established inside Syria, in addition to one unit inside Suruj refugees camp in Turkey. Beneficiaries
15,600
Trainees
19
Beneficiaries of educational social session
15,298
Beneficiaries of psychological guidance sessions
302
Prosthetics Center Kilis, Turkey The center manufactures upper and lower artificial limbs and orthotics devices. The beneficiaries receive training on how to use the limbs by qualified physiotherapists. Patients also receive psychosocial support by trained psychologists, and all logistic support including accommodation and transportation. Five Syrian volunteers currently receive training on all procedures and techniques of artificial limbs manufacturing by PAC specialized team in cooperation with Turkish company for artificial limbs.
Beneficiaries
Prosthetic limbs
Modified prosthetic limbs
Orthotics
Psychosocial support beneficiaries
Trainees
44 5
33
5
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36
11
5
Suruj Refugees Camp Clinics Suruj, Turkey PAC is providing health services in Suruj refugees camp. Our clinics include an internal medicine clinic for treatment of chronic diseases such as blood pressure and diabetes management. The clinics also include gynecology, pediatrics clinic, psychosocial support clinic in addition to breastfeeding support unit. Medical staff
15
Beneficiaries
12,229
Examinations
5,075
Mothers beneficiaries from IYCF
Psychosocial support beneficiaries
146
7,115
Children beneficiaries from IMCI
283
Training and Capacity Building Programmes Through the training department, we work on building not only the capacity of our staff inside and outside Syria, but also for the other partner organizations. Trainees
21
6
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Training programmes
2
Basar Association Established as joint initiative between PAC and Syrian ophthalmologists. Basar currently conducts corneal transplantation project for Syrian patients to protect them from avoidable blindness. The project "Syria Children in Our Eyes" is a campaign to screen eye diseases for children in both camps and schools inside Syria. Cornea operations
5
Children examinations
15,773
Children who got free medication
766
Number of given glasses
373
Pediatrics & Nutrition Programs Department Integated Management of childhood Illnesses (IMCI) IMCI is an integrated approach to child health that focuses on the well-being of the whole child. IMCI aims to reduce death, illness and disability, and to promote improved growth and development among children under five years of age. IMCI: Integrated Management
IYCF: Infant and Young
N
N
of Childhood Illnesses
7
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Children Feeding
IMCI
IYCF
BeneďŹ ciaries
561
3,215
Number of trainings
1
0
Number of centers that implement it
2
8
August 2015 in numbers
Total beneficiaries this month
77,701
Normal deliveries
Outpatient clinic examinations
Surgical operations
347
34,976
301
Caesarean section
Emergency clinic examinations
Cornea transplantion operations
109
5,742
5
Psychosocial support beneficiaries
Prosthetics and orthotics
Renal dialysis sessions
15,710
47
250
IMCI
8
Trainees
Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
21
561
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IYCF Infant and Young Children Feeding
3,215
Highlights of Activities - August 2015 Opening of the Pediatrics and Gynecology clinics to provide primary healthcare services for Syrians Gaziantep, Turkey
Organizing 2 IMCI training programs for case management and facilitation skills Gaziantep, Turkey
Organizing of a series of social activities to . promote breastfeeding in Northern Syria
Beneficiaries: 350
Aleppo - Northern Aleppo Countryside - Idlib Countryside
Organizing of a series of social activities to promote breastfeeding in areas of refugees .
Beneficiaries: 250
Suruç and Şanlıurfa, Turkey
9
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Highlights of Activities - August 2015 Training for PAC u in Turkey on "Executive Leadership in Initiatives" Gaziantep, Turkey
Organizing daily psychosocial support and child protection activities in Syria Al-Tah, Idlib Countryside, Syria
10
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