PAC-Turkey-Bulletin_May2015 (EN)

Monthly BulletinPhysicians Across Continents - TurkeyMay 2015

Training on nutritional survey for Syria children using SMART Methodology.Nizip, Turkey

PHYSICIANS ACROSS CONTINENTS TURKEYMEDICAL RELIEF MISSION IN SYRIA

PAC

Operating rooms1

Beds 17

Monthly BulletinMay 2015 1

Primary HealthcareThe �ve Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCC) were stablished in 2014 (the sixth center had stopped operating due to security issues). PHC services provided according to the World Health Organization standards, through diagnosis and treatment of diseases, Health educa-tion services, monitoring children nutrition as well as reproductive health services.

Specialized Hospitals

Mother and child hospital in Tel RefaatAleppo Northern Countryside, Syria

The hospital provides maternal and child health services including a neonatal unit.

Bene�ciaries1,964

Normal deliveries131

Caesarean section13

Neonatal admissions59

Bene�ciaries10,071

26%2,463

Darit Ezza Center

18%1,493

El-Zirba Center

16%1,492

El-Janoudea Center

23% 2,808El-Tah Center

18% 1,815Talbisa Center

(in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent)




Neonatal beds 5

Medical staff50

Medical staff53

%42 Females

%58 Males

Shamarin Surgical HospitalAleppo Northern Countryside, Syria

The hospital receives all varieties of civil and war injuries, surgical operations cover all disciplines including general, orthopedic, vascular, urological and reconstructive surgeries, in addition to the maxil-lofacial, ENT as well as ophthalmology surgeries.

Bene�ciaries4,498

Outpatient clinic consultations2,366Emergency consultations 2,132Surgical operations232Medical staff

94Operating rooms3

Beds 23


Mental Health Hospital in AzazAleppo Northern Countryside, Syria

The inpatient department in the hospital provides diagnostic and therapeutic services, besides outpa-tient consultation services.

Bene�ciaries250

Sta�47 (including 3 psychiatrists)

Renal dialysis sessions325

Inpatients154

Outpatient consultations96Psychosocial Support132

Renal Dialysis Center in Tel-RefaatAleppo Northern Countryside, Syria

The center provides renal dialysis services for patients with acute and chronic renal insu�ciencies, with regular and emergency medications. Moreover, the center provides the required laboratory tests for patients in Tel-Refaat subdistrict and in some nearby villages.

Sta�10

Beds 7

Beds 165

Renal dialysis devices7


This medical point provides �rst-aid services to the inhabitants of Deir Jamal.

In coordination with Zeid Ibn Thabet associa-tion, the hospital provides variety of services including emergency services, outpatient clinics in di�erent specialties, reproductive health and di�erent surgical specialties.

The Emergency Unit in Deir-JamalAleppo Northern Countryside, Syria

Dar Al Shifaa in Eastern GhoutaRural Damascus, Syria

Sta�8

Sta�62

Bene�ciaries 5,202

Bene�ciaries 1,397

Operations184

Reviews in the external clinics 3,143Reviews in emergency 1,041Normal deliveries93Caesarean section 55


% 38.5 Females

% 61.5 Males

Yatak sayısı 24

% 70 Females

% 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 improve quality of life for those who need psychological aid to deal with psychological and social constraints resulting from the con�ict.7 psychosocial support units were established inside Syria, in addition to one unit inside Suruj refugees camp in Turkey.

Prosthetics Center Kilis, TurkeyThe center manufactures upper and lower arti�cial limbs and orthotics devices. The bene�ciaries receive training on how to use the limbs by quali�ed physio-therapists. Patients also receive psychosocial support by trained psychologists, the project also provides all logistic support including accommodation and trans-portation.

Five Syrian volunteers currently receive training on all procedures and techniques of arti�cial limbs manufacturing by PAC specialized team in coopera-tion with Turkish company for arti�cial limbs.

Bene�ciaries5,035

Trainees 19

Bene�ciaries of psychological guidance sessions229

Bene�ciaries of educational social session4,806

Bene�ciaries62

Prosthetic limbs53

Modi�ed prosthetic limbs 5

Orthotics13


Suruj Refugees Camp ClinicsSuruj, Turkey

PAC is providing health services in Suruj refugees camp. Our clinics include an internal medicine clinic for treatment of chronic diseases like blood pressure and diabetes management. The clinics also include gynecology, pediatrics clinic, psychoso-cial support clinic in addition to breastfeeding support unit.

Examinations 4,949

Children examinations3,500

Training and Capacity Building Programmes

Through the training department, we work on build-ing not only the capacity of our sta� inside and outside Syria, but also for the other partner organi-zations.

Training programmes 4

Trainees 93

Basar AssociationEstablished as joint initiative between PAC and a group of Syrian ophthalmologists. Basar currently conducts corneal transplantation project for Syrian patients in need 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

Medical sta�13


Bene�ciaries of psychological guidance sessions45

Bene�ciaries of educational social session821

May 2015 in numbers

Total bene�ciaries this month

37,315

Surgical operations

216

Renal dialysis sessions

325

Cornea transplantionoperations

5

Outpatient clinic bene�ciaries

5,509 Emergency clinic

examinations

3,173

Normal deliveries

224Caesarean

section

68

Prosthetics andorthotics

60

Trainees

93

Psychosocial supportbene�ciaries

5,167


Training on Mental Health Gap (mhGAP)Kilis, Turkey

Highlights of ActivitiesApril 2015

Launching "Syria Children in Our Eyes" campaign to screen for children eye diseasesAlong the Syrian-Turkish border

Participation in 2 trainings on the evaluation of education in Syria

Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing


Training on nutritional survey for Syria children using SMART Methodology.Kilis and Nizip, Turkey

Highlights of ActivitiesMay 2015


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