PHYSICIANS ACROSS CONTINENTS TURKEY
PAC
MEDICAL RELIEF MISSION IN SYRIA
Monthly Bulletin Physicians Across Continents - Turkey June 2015
10th round of polio immunization campaign Aleppo, Syria - June 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
3%
27%
202
2,200
Maternal and Child Health Center
Darit Ezza Center
Tel Refaat
(in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
Beneficiaries
8,027
16%
34%
1,283
2,748
El-Zirba Center
El-Tah Center
(in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
(in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
20%
1,594 El-Janoudea Center (in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)
The 10th round of polio immunization campaign Vaccinated children
Teams
631,051
Coverage
1,661
Centers
81
Aleppo: %99.7
Idlib: %97.3
Lattakia: %104.7
Hama: %89.5
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.
1,389
Normal deliveries
68
Caesarean section
Medical staff
Beds
17
4
Neonatal beds
Operating rooms
Neonatal admissions
53
5
1
Beneficiaries
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1
14
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
4,078
%56 Males %44 Females
Outpatient clinic consultations
2,316 Emergency consultations
1,762 Medical staff
94
Beds
22
2
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Operating rooms
3
Surgical operations
89
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
47 (including 3 psychiatrists) Beds
Beneficiaries
280
Inpatients
162
Outpatient consultations
118
Psychosocial Support
165
135
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
10
Beds
7
3
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Renal dialysis devices
7
Renal dialysis sessions
220
The Emergency Unit in Deir-Jamal Aleppo Northern Countryside, Syria This medical point provides first-aid services to the inhabitants of Deir Jamal. Staff
Beneficiaries
8
2,682
Examinations
% 62 Males
1,639
% 38 Females
Dar Al Shifaa 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.
Staff
62
Yatak say覺s覺
24
Beneficiaries
4,960
% 35 Males % 65 Females
Reviews in the external clinics
2,744
Reviews in emergency
1,145
Normal deliveries
95
Caesarean section
63
Operations
146
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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
Beneficiaries of educational social session
6,829
6,646
Trainees
Beneficiaries of psychological guidance sessions
19
183
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
33 5
21
5
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44 7
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
6,419
Beneficiaries of educational social session
2948
Examinations
2,946
Children beneficiaries from IMCI
379
Mothers beneficiaries from IYCF
146
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
132
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
Children who got free medication
Children examinations
Number of offered glasses
5
4,125
6
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237 147
Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses 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. SMART: Standardized Monitoring N
IYCF: Infant and Young
BeneďŹ ciaries Number of trainings Number of centers that implement it
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IMCI: Integrated Management
N
and Assessment of Reliefring and Transitions
N
Children Feeding
of Childhood Illnesses
SMART
IYCF
IMCI
0
0
379
2 0
5
1
9
1
June 2015 in numbers
Total beneficiaries this month
39,558
Normal deliveries
Outpatient clinic beneficiaries
Surgical operations
163
9,645
235
Caesarean section
Emergency clinic examinations
Cornea transplantion operations
67
2,907
5
Psychosocial support beneficiaries
Prosthetics and orthotics
Renal dialysis sessions
9,933
56
220
IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
379
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Trainees
156
Highlights of Activities June 2015
The launch of "Syria Hope" project to train Syrian orphans from school udents on robot programming
Gaziantep - Turkey
Launching the 10th round of polio immunization campaign. H
Aleppo - Syria
5 corneal transplantation surgeries for needy Syrians. g
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Gaziantep - Turkey
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