Union des Organisations de Secours et Soins Médicaux | |
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Abbreviation | UOSSM |
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Formation | 2012 |
Type | NGO |
Purpose | Humanitarian Healthcare |
International Chair | Ghanem Tayara |
Website | https://www.uossm.org/ |
The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (usually known by the acronym of their French name Union des Organisations de Secours et Soins Médicaux, UOSSM [1]) is a humanitarian non-governmental organization that provides healthcare in rebel-held areas of North West Syria. [1] [2]
UOSSM was founded by group of expatriate Syrian doctors in 2012 [3] and later grew into an international organization. [4] As of 2015, it had an annual budget of USD$18 million. [1]
UOSSM has offices in eight countries, [1] including USA, Canada, and France. [3] [5]
UOSSM provide free medical care and equipment to 113 Syrian healthcare facilities. [3] [1] Services provided by UOSSM include primary health care, pediatrics, gynecology and reproductive health services, general and internal medicine, nutrition, community health, pharmacy, vaccinations, [6] and intensive care. [7]
Four UOSSM hospitals use telemedicine. [8] Since 2016, the organization has used 480 solar panels to partly (30% to 40%) power a hospital, [9] [10] as well as an electric vehicle to deliver vaccines. [11]
In 2020, UOSSM called for more international support for healthcare organizations in Syria, and reported on COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospital facilities. [12]
In 2017 and 2018, the organization shared news of chemical gas attacks in Syria. [13] [14]
In 2018, UOSSM called for the international community to provide food aid and shelter to Syrians. [15]
In 2016, four UOSSM staff were killed in Aleppo when airstrikes hit two ambulances. [16] [4]
Eighty-five of their hospitals were attacked in 2020. [3] They have blamed Russian and Syrian government forces for attacks. [17] [18]
Union des Organisations de Secours et Soins Médicaux | |
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Abbreviation | UOSSM |
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Formation | 2012 |
Type | NGO |
Purpose | Humanitarian Healthcare |
International Chair | Ghanem Tayara |
Website | https://www.uossm.org/ |
The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (usually known by the acronym of their French name Union des Organisations de Secours et Soins Médicaux, UOSSM [1]) is a humanitarian non-governmental organization that provides healthcare in rebel-held areas of North West Syria. [1] [2]
UOSSM was founded by group of expatriate Syrian doctors in 2012 [3] and later grew into an international organization. [4] As of 2015, it had an annual budget of USD$18 million. [1]
UOSSM has offices in eight countries, [1] including USA, Canada, and France. [3] [5]
UOSSM provide free medical care and equipment to 113 Syrian healthcare facilities. [3] [1] Services provided by UOSSM include primary health care, pediatrics, gynecology and reproductive health services, general and internal medicine, nutrition, community health, pharmacy, vaccinations, [6] and intensive care. [7]
Four UOSSM hospitals use telemedicine. [8] Since 2016, the organization has used 480 solar panels to partly (30% to 40%) power a hospital, [9] [10] as well as an electric vehicle to deliver vaccines. [11]
In 2020, UOSSM called for more international support for healthcare organizations in Syria, and reported on COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospital facilities. [12]
In 2017 and 2018, the organization shared news of chemical gas attacks in Syria. [13] [14]
In 2018, UOSSM called for the international community to provide food aid and shelter to Syrians. [15]
In 2016, four UOSSM staff were killed in Aleppo when airstrikes hit two ambulances. [16] [4]
Eighty-five of their hospitals were attacked in 2020. [3] They have blamed Russian and Syrian government forces for attacks. [17] [18]