Syrian author and activist Yassin al-Haj Saleh shares his message of freedom during a trip to Japan. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

This piece includes much more information than only the corruption of #UN in Damascus in recruitment. It shows the systematic weaponization of the aid system by Assad regime. ft.com/content/00c4e9…

The response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has fallen short and anger has bubbled over in both countries. Trust will need to be restored and the longer term harms to health mitigated against, say Erva Nur Cinar AulaA bmj.com/content/380/bm…

A month after the devastating #Earthquaketurkeysyria Erva Nur Cinar reflects on the #health impacts & failures of the response on both sides of the border Thanks The BMJ for highlighting this piece Syrian British Medical Society SBMS Syrian Welsh Society Syria Public Health Network Idlib Health Directorate English Idlib center for media services R4HSSS

Thanks to the tremendous editors at The Lancet who helps us bring these pieces of writing to the world. We must appreciate what they do behind the scenes 🙏🏽

An important piece by Leen Fouad | لين فؤاد in ODI on #earthquake_syria R4HSSS Faculty of Health Sciences at AUB Syria Public Health Network IFI at AUB

UN seniors are eager to meet Assad, Those photos are political messages that align with the calls in the region to normalization with Assad and the impunity of war crimes that were well documented by UN investigation bodies.

It's expected that Assad chooses to turn his control areas into North Korea over agreeing to a political settlement. Instead of waiting for the political deadlock to magically end, why not focus our efforts on turning the areas outside his regime's control into South Korea?

Tomorrow marks the 3rd anniversary of World Health Organization (WHO) declaring #COVID19 a pandemic. "#LongCovid is often easily dismissed as a psychosomatic condition. Given what we now know about the effects of long COVID and its biological basis, it must be taken seriously...3 years in, more is needed

A stunning, monumental essay by Yassin Al Haj Saleh on his early life in rural #Syria, before the Assad regime's rise, lamenting what has been lost to decades of tyranny and war. Honoured to have translated this for New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/first-person/s…

Applications for the R4HSSS scholarships are now open for those looking to pursue an online master's degree in a field related to health system. If you have ambition, leadership skills, and knowledge of the Syrian health sector, apply before 30 April! r4hsss.org/r4hsss-scholar…

An important article. Thank you The Lancet Global Health for devoting the space to this critical issue. Kudos to Munzer Alkhalil Abdulkarim Ekzayez Diana Rayes - ديانا AulaA

مناقشة موسعة لأزمة الديمقراطيين السوريين: لماذا تعذَّرَت ترجمةُ موقف صائب إلى سياسة مثمرة؟ aljumhuriya.net/ar/2023/03/15/أزمة-الديمقراطيين-السوريين/

Read this Syria Public Health Network brief which details immediate impact of #earthquake to NW #Syria where 4.5mil already affected by #conflict #displacement live & how delays & politicisation of #aid affected response. Provides recs for early & mid response

I have co authored this paper with a group of experts at the Syria Public Health Network on the health and humanitarian response after the earthquakes in northern Syria: challenges, and recommendations. syriahealthnetwork.org/health-and-hum…

📢Applications for the R4HSSS scholarships (up to £15,000) are now open for those interested in pursuing an online master's degree in a field related to the health system, at any UK university. 🗓️Deadline: 30 April 2023 📍Apply now! 🔗Link: r4hsss.org/r4hsss-scholar…

Dr. Mary T. Bassett beautiful review of Twice as Hard - the stories of black women who fought to become physicians by Jasmine a must read in The Lancet this week

عذرا، كان في غلط بالتوقيت بالمشاركة المحذوفة. نحكي يوم الثلاثاء المسا، مرسيل وأنا، على أزمة الديمقراطيين السوريين... نقاش مبني على مقالتي اللي بهالعنوان، ونشرت يوم 15 آذار بالجمهورية. زيد Manar Boustany

For the first time, the Lancet offers an Arabic translation of this vital piece titled "Syria after the earthquake". thelancet.com/journals/lance…

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