March 15, 2023, marks 12 years since the start of the Syrian conflict. We’ve been providing healthcare services to vulnerable people in Syria since 2008. In addition to supporting people displaced by conflict, we’re providing emergency support to survivors of the recent earthquake.
On February 6, massive 7.8- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck southern Turkey along its border with Syria, leaving more than 50,000 dead. The initial earthquakes were followed by thousands of aftershocks, including a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked Turkey’s Hatay province just two weeks later, causing additional damage. The first earthquake on February 6 struck while most …
International Medical Corps’ Margaret Traub talks about the challenges of providing humanitarian aid in complicated environments such as Turkey and Syria.
Country Director Wafaa Sadek talks to Times Radio about how the war and sanctions in Syria has made responding to the earthquake there challenging.
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Wafaa Sadek, country director for International Medical Corps in Syria, about the earthquake and how her team is responding.