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Healthcare System on the Brink of Collapse as New Wave of COVID Hits Northwest Syria

September 24, 2021

Amman, 24 September 2021 – As Northwest Syria faces a second wave of COVID-19, hospitals and COVID-19 Community Treatment Centers (CCTCs) in the opposition-held area are unable to cope. Intensive Care Units are full, while COVID-19 Centers report an over 95% occupancy rate. Only a mere 2.5% of the four million people living in the Northwest have received the first dose of the vaccine. With positivity rates reaching unprecedented levels and the limited ability to respond, the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.

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CARE / UN Women: Being amongst the most affected by the earthquake, women’s and girls’ meaningful participation and leadership are crucial to an effective and successful humanitarian response

September 13, 2021

Following the 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14, UN Women Haiti and CARE International developed a Rapid Gender Analysis that aims to provide humanitarian actors with recommendations to address the needs of women and girls to ensure their rights and needs are at the core of recovery and reconstruction efforts.

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