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November 2016 Activities and Updates from UOSSM USA
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We would like to welcome all of our subscribers and supporters to the UOSSM family. You will receive plenty of new information and updates about our work and activities for this and every month. UOSSM's 800+ dedicated staff members in the US and abroad are working hard to make a difference in the lives of Syrians inside Syria and in neighboring countries, and to provide the medical support that is so desperately needed. Thank you for supporting UOSSM USA together, we are "Saving Lives, and Building Hope."

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All Hospitals Out of Service in Eastern Aleppo
It has been an especially brutal month for Eastern Aleppo. The area has witnessed a fierce bombardment that has killed and wounded many civilians. All hospitals have been put out of service after being attacked, some more than once, leaving the population of approximately 250,000 without any access to medical or emergency care, while being subjected to violent attacks and airstrikes. Civilians in the area  have been attacked with a vast array of weaponry including alleged, chemical weapons, with victims experiencing symptoms consistent with chlorine inhalation, including a family of six, a mother, father and four children were killed instantly after exposure to a choking agent, with the characteristics of chlorine gas. 
Dr. Khaula Sawah, CEO of UOSSM USA summarized the catastrophic situation in Aleppo saying, "The situation is dire in Aleppo right now, the area is completely besieged.  No one can go in to help civilians, no supplies or medical aid are able to reach these areas, patients cannot be transported out no matter how serious their condition. Continuous shelling has caused a major deficiency in rescue teams and emergency vehicles. People are trapped under the rubble, there are insufficient rescue teams to help save these lives. These people are under a fierce bombardment and constant shelling; the 100's of wounded daily, have no where to turn, the whole world has turned a blind eye to the 250,000 people trapped, literally choking the life out of them until they die."
UOSSM PHC Targeted in Homs
On Nov 7, an UOSSM Primary Health Care Center (PHC) in Homs was deliberately targeted by airstrikes, Killing many patients and wounding others. The center provided services to 57,813 patients since the beginning of 2016. The center provides a variety of services. 
UOSSM Activities
UOSSM Training Week for Local Organizations in Turkey 
On November 15-16, UOSSM organized, “UOSSM Training Week” a week-long event in Gaziantep. A total of six training courses with 170 total hours of training were offered to 70 Civil Society Organizations including, Fundraising Management, Flexible Skills, Differentiation between PHC and General Health Care in Humanitarian Organizations, Database Management, Leadership and Capacity Evaluation of Civil Society Organizations. There was a total of 176 trainees from Syria and Turkey.
UOSSM Signs Agreement to Conduct Special Women's Training Course
 
UOSSM’s Medical Training and Qualification Center announces plans for a training course project, “Women’s Surgery in Times of War,” in partnership with the Turkey Healthcare Directorate and SESRIC organization .The main objective of this course is to qualify Obstetrics/Gynecological doctors, midwives, non-specialized doctors, and professionals in reproductive health care in Syria. The course will take place in Zaynab Kamel Hospital in Istanbul
UOSSM Pursues Training Initiative of Health Care Directors in Syria
UOSSM Pursues the training series that was started in Northern Syria to qualify health care directors and medical offices in Syria. The current training workshop will last for five months and will include 7 courses in the Bab Al Hawa Medical Training and Qualification Center in the northern region, and 14 courses in Sayda Center in Southern Syria. 
UOSSM Arranges Family Violence Seminar: "From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World"
UOSSM arranged a Seminar about Family Violence Called “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World” in observation of the worldwide event to end domestic violence. The seminar was done in UOSSM’s Mental Health and Psycho Social Support Center in Gaziantep on November 25, by mental health specialists.  The seminar shed light on psycho social problems in the community and ways to deal with these problems. Attendees were Syrian refugees and workers in civil society organizations.
UOSSM Launches (Protect the Children) Project in Idlib and Aleppo 
On November 15, UOSSM launched (Protect the Children) project, supported by UNICEF in Idlib (Atma, Kafrnabl) and rural Aleppo  to enable society to put an end to child abuse by a child protection network that will provide a safe haven for 2800 children and 1000 teenagers. The project will also provide case management of 250 vulnerable children victims of the war.
In additon, the project will also raise awareness among the internally displaced and local community about child protection issues by providing informational sessions.
22,000 people will indirectly benefit from this project over the length of 6 months.
UOSSM Distributes Medical Consumables and Medications to 16 Medical Facilities in Daraa:
UOSSM continues to support 16 medical facilities with medical consumables and medications donated by HCI Canada for two months in Daraa.
UOSSM's Programs
Did you know?
Since 2012, UOSSM has been providing emergency medical relief and healthcare services to the Syrian people affected by the crisis, working primarily inside Syria and with Syrian refugees in Turkey.
 
UOSSM:
  • Partially supports 120 hospitals and 200 medical points with $13M in medications and consumables sufficient to operate 130,000 surgeries
  • +825,000 patients treated at our 9 primary health care centers and 9 mobile clinics with over 1,000,000 consultations
  • +2,872 newborns delivered at the Burnas Maternity Hospital and other UOSSM specialized maternity centers
  • +128,000 people benefitted from our mental health care and psycho-social support centers
  •  +9,000 medical staff have been trained and qualified at UOSSM’s BHH and other UOSSM training centers
UOSSM USA is a US federally tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)3 Charitable Humanitarian organization. Tax-Exempt. Tax ID 47-3403988. All donations to UOSSM USA are fully deductible from taxes to the greatest extent permitted by law.
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