Petition updateTake Action To Stop The Targeting Of Hospitals And Medical Staff In Syria!

URGENT: 18 Medical Facilities In Syria Have Been Bombed In 24 days!

Anas AL-KASSEEMOttawa, ON, Canada
Jan 18, 2018
There have been at least 18 medical facilities attacked in the past 24 days, most by airstrikes. Since the beginning of 2018, 5 medical staff have been killed and 20 more have been maimed and injured. In the past 2 weeks there has also been widespread use of napalm, phosphorous and chlorine gas attacks on civilians in Eastern Ghouta, Idlib and Hama. THIS MUST STOP! What you can do: 1) Share this petition on social media: https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-take-action-to-stop-the-targeting-of-hospitals-and-medical-staff-in-syria/ 2) Tweet/ Post on Facebook: a) There have been 18 medical facility bombings in 24 days. Investigate. Prosecute. Stop it. @UN @EmmanuelMacron @Theresa_may @RealDonaldTrump @JustinTrudeau #Syria #NotATarget b) Civilians in Idlib keep dying under Syrian and Russian airstrikes. If Idlib falls, there’s nowhere for them to go. The UNSC must deploy UN monitors to Idlib. @EmmanuelMacron @Theresa_may @RealDonaldTrump #with_Idlib 3) Donate to UOSSM to help rebuild hospitals and support medical facilities in Syria: http://www.uossm.org/donate_now Medical Facility Attacks: January 18, 2018 A blood bank in Saraqib was targeted by airstrikes which resulted in catastrophic damage. The facility is out of service. January 8, 2018 At 3:35 pm, a surgical hospital in Kafr Zeita, Hama was hit by an airstrike. There were no casualties and the facility went out of service. The facility provides 929 consultations, 78 admissions, 36 major surgeries and 35 war related trauma cases. January 8, 2018 At 3:20 AM, Dr. Ahmad Al- Shehada, his wife and mother in law were killed in an air strike in Jarjanaz, Idlib. His sister and 4 children were injured. January 7, 2018 The Al Teh Primary healthcare center was hit by an airstrike and went out of service. January 7, 2018 At 6:45 am, the Abo Duhwre health care facility in idlib was impacted by an explosion and suffered extensive structural damage. One doctor was injured and the facility went out of service. January 6, 2018 At 12:00 am, A medical center in Harasta, Rural Damascus was impacted by an airstrike and suffered extensive structural damage. The facility went out of service. The facility provided an average of 4,600 consultations. January 5, 2018 The Al Magara hospital in Kafr Zeita, Hama was hit by airstrikes and went out of service. January 5, 2018 At 7:50 am, a primary health care facility in Heish, Idilib was impacted by an airstrike resulting in structural damage. The facility went out of service. The facility provides an average of 5,700 consultations and 27 deliveries. January 4, 2018 At 12:00 am, A paramedic was injured by artillery shells in Arbin, Rural Damascus January 3, 2018 At 11:30 am, the Al Salam maternity and pediatric hospital in Maarrat Al Numan, Idlib, was impacted by an airstrike resulting in structural damage and killing at least 1 patient in addition to injuring many more. Dr. Bashar Yousef, the only pediatric doctor at the hospital and a supervisor of the intensive care unit, was wounded. The facility was evacuated and went out of service. The hospital is the only maternity hospital in Maarrat Al Numan serving a population of roughly 500,000 and providing an average of 8,200 consultations monthly, had 915 admissions, 12 major surgeries, 295 deliveries and 225 C-sections. January 2, 2018 At 7:50 am an ambulance driver was killed by artillery shells in Duma, Eastern Ghouta while he was on his way to the hospital. January 2, 2018 At 5 pm, The Al Magara Cave Hospital (surgical) in Kafr Zeita, Hama, was impacted by 3 airstrikes. The attack resulted in structural damage. No casualties were reported and the facility went out of service. The surgical hospital provides services to a catchment area of 50,000 a month, with 7,000 monthly beneficiaries, and provides 150 surgeries a month. UOSSM supported the emergency department of the hospital. December 31, 2017 At 2:30 pm, A primary health care center in Haratsa in (Eastern Ghouta), Rural Damascus, was impacted by an airstrike. The attack resulted in minor structural damage. 2 nurses were injured and the facility remained open. December 31, 2017 At 12:55 pm, the Al Salam hospital in Maarrat Al Numan, Idlib, was impacted by an airstrike resulting in minor structural damages. The facility remained open. December 30, 2017 At 3:25 pm, a medical warehouse in Maarrat Al Numan, Idlib, was impacted by barrel bombs resulting in structural damage and the destruction of medical supplies, equipment and medicines. There were no injuries or casualties and the facility went out of service. December 30, 2017 The Issa Ajaj Hospital in Daraa was impacted by an airstrike and the facility went out of service. December 30, 2017 A paramedic working for a hospital in Eastern Ghouta was killed as a result of artillery shelling in Harasta. December 29, 2017 At 10:10 pm, a hospital in Daraa was impacted by artillery shelling. The attack resulted in minor structural damages and damaged one medical vehicle. No casualties were reported and the facility remains open. December 28, 2017 At 10:30 am, the Sinjar primary health care center in Maarrat Al Numan, Idlib was impacted by a nearby barrel bomb, which destroyed several windows and doors. The facility was put out of service. One woman was killed during the attack and 3 children were injured. December 28, 2017 At 2:10 PM, a hospital in Kafr Zeita in Hama was impacted by an air strike. The facility had minor damage and no casualties, and remained open. The hospital provided an average of: 929 consultations, 78 admissions, 36 surgeries and 35 war related trauma cases per month. December 26, 2017 At 11:40 am, a hospital in Kafr Zeita in Hama was impacted by an airstrike. The attack caused minor damage to the building and no casualties were reported. The facility went temporarily out of service. The hospital provided an average of: 860 consultations, 90 admissions, 30 major surgeries and 19 war related trauma cases per month. December 26, 2017 At 12:50 pm, a hospital in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib was attacked by an air strike. The attack resulted in minor structural damages to the facility. No casualties were reported and the facility went out of service. The hospital provided an average of: 736 consultations, 34 admissions, 39 major surgeries and 8 war related trauma cases per month.
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