The story of the hospital of the martyr Moaz Abu Mahdi
From prefabricated caravans to a fully-equipped hospital, the story of the “Martyr Moaz Abu Mahdi” hospital
Although it started in the form of very simple prefabricated caravans, as an urgent response to the needs of the most vulnerable women and children, this hospital, supported by the Medical Association of Syrian Expatriates “Sima”, is today considered one of the most important reproductive health projects in northern Syria, as it is located “ Martyr Moaz Abu Mahdi Hospital in Dahiyat Al-Shuhada camp in the border village of Shamarin in northern Syria (20 km north of Azaz), within a large group of camps, and provides emergency services 24 hours a day.
The project aims to cover the needs of a geographical area of 100,000 beneficiaries, while about 5,000 beneficiaries per month actually receive one or more of our services, and there are more than 250 deliveries between natural and caesarean sections per month, while the children's and women's clinics operate on an administrative basis throughout the week.
The hospital departments include women’s clinics, the normal delivery ward, labor and postpartum rooms, caesarean sections, in addition to other gynecological operations. The hospital also includes a children’s clinic, an incubator department, and a children’s ward with a capacity of 15 beds.
The hospital also includes a nutrition clinic to manage cases of malnutrition, and another specialized in protection, in addition to a pharmacy that provides free medicine to patients.
The hospital is currently working with minimal resources after the decline in international support for the hospitals in northern Syria, but it continues to support some good hands and big hearts to continue treating the poorest patients
