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18 August 2023

Six months after the devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey: courage and resilience at the heart of humanitarian action

It is with great solemnity that we mark the sixth month since the terrible earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey in February 2023. The damage ...

2 August 2023

Mehad at the forefront of medical training

The war in Ukraine, an ongoing conflict that has torn this Eastern European nation apart, has left indelible marks on the geopolitical and humanitarian landscape. ...

25 July 2023

Bab Al-Hawa: a beacon of hope at the heart of the crisis

Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, the civilian population has been severely affected, facing insurmountable difficulties in accessing basic resources such as food, ...

19 April 2023

Ukraine: an ongoing training project for Ukrainian healthcare workers

Paris, 19 April 2023 – Since the beginning of 2023, Mehad’s medical training project in Ukraine has been in constant development. With the revitalisation of ...

6 April 2023

Mehad’s emergency response to the double earthquake in Turkey and Syria

On 6 February, the most devastating earthquake in the region hit southern Turkey and north-western Syria. Mehad, which has been present in Syria since 2011, ...

4 March 2023

Earthquake solidarity evening on 10 March 2023 at the Arab World Institute

In the wake of the tragic earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people, including 6,000 in Syria – according to an ever-increasing provisional death toll ...

17 February 2023

Our appeal: the Syrian abyss and international abandonment

Several days after the cataclysm in Turkey and Syria, the international response in the Idleb region is inadequate and not up to the scale of ...

13 February 2023

Earthquake relief: distributions begin

After the shock of the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the death toll is high. With more than 30,000 dead, including 3,574 in Syria, ...

7 February 2023

Emergency: deadly earthquake in Syria and Turkey

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria last night. The situation is catastrophic. Thousands of buildings have collapsed. More than 5,000 people are reported ...