North East Syria

Rojava: Resistance means life!

In the beginning of this year armed forces of the Syrian Transitional Government (STG) started a military operation leading to the takeover of Kurdish neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo in North Syria. These actions were followed by a full…

Report: MSDN in North and East Syria (NES)

After the invasion of Turkey into Northeast Syria, an international group of health workers came together and discussed the experience of the years of war against ISIS and the Turkish invasions of Afrin in 2018 and Cizre in 2019 – cantons of NES.To build up better ways to support the local health structures, we decided to found an NGO that would allow us to send medical supplies and organize health workers to come to NES to give educations, support where it is needed and to get to know the revolution of Rojava.

MSDN Training in Northeastern Syria

In the last weeks, MSDN was excited to provide basic trainings on safe techniques to carry injured people in emergency situations, as well as a basic education on ” stopping the bleed” and other basic life saving medical interventions.

Donations of equipment to frontline medical workers in Northeastern Syria

Thanks to the donations of the supporters of MSDN, we were able to bring some amount of high quality emergency medical equipment to Northeastern Syria. Due to trade restrictions and other supply problems, it is difficult for medical professionals to have the quality equipment taken for granted in many other parts of the world- all of these items of equipment, however small, will make a difference.

MSDN Training in Northeastern Syria

In late May, Turkey once again intensified its war threats on Northeastern Syria. MSDN volunteers connected with young men and women in the regions of Turkey's proposed "safe zone", that would be at risk of attack. these young people have volunteered to help local healthcare providers with evacuating wounded civilians and bringing them to triage areas if needed.