Aleppo Emergency Health Response The overall objective of this project is to enhance, improve and increase the capacity of health services in Aleppo and provide uninterruptible health care services in the current emergency situation in northern Syria.
The project aims to support the people of Aleppo city with basic primary health care needs through two primary health care clinics. This project incorporates the elements of nutrition package IYCF with primary health care in order to promote holistic primary health care services for people especially pregnant and lactating women. The primary goal of this project is to provide the basic health care services and improve the referral network system between primary, secondary and tertiary health care facilities with corporation with other partners in Aleppo city. Emphasis will be placed on vulnerable groups (females, children chronic disease patients and elderly people). For women, the project will provide maternity health care services including medication and referring to health facilities and Alzahraa obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Alsha'ar. For other groups, while under 5 children will be referred to pediatric hospital in Alsha'ar hospital. Moreover, elderly and chronic-disease-person will be provided with basic health care consultations, interventions and medications. The PHC will offer the required primary health care services for people in Aleppo, and therefore, the PHC will improve the accessibility of the Aleppo city especially in Alsha'ar neighborhood to have an access to the basic health care services especially vulnerable groups, and strengthening the referral network system in the region by referring in-need cases to the hospital existed in Alsha'ar neighborhood basing on clear memo of understanding with health facilities and organizations working in the region.

The ambulance system in Aleppo city that belongs to free Aleppo health directorate is one of the services related to the overall health care system in Aleppo that plays an indispensable role in medical transportation of patients to different health care facilities and it is a part of the health referral network system. The importance of rapid ambulance response to emergency medical crises has been well-documented especially for pregnant women to be transferred to hospitals. The ambulance system of Aleppo has lost its full capacity due to the increased needs and required services for people in Aleppo city taking in consideration the escalation of military conflicts and the possibility that Aleppo city could become besieged. The Ambulance system consist of 15 ambulance vehicles that are in need for maintenance, repairing, fuel and support for running costs. This project aims to rehabilitate the ambulance system of Aleppo and support it with fuel and running costs in order to improve the essential role of ambulance system in the overall health system. SAMS will make sure that the ambulance cars are being periodically maintained to prevent breakdowns. This activity will be implemented in partnership with Bihar Organization.

Also, It’s becoming a necessity that SAMS respond to the fast changing situation on the ground and setup mobile clinics to ensure primary health care is not interrupted. By using mobile clinics SAMS is ensuring that the clinic will follow the population and continue to provide services. Moreover, SAMS will support 3 trauma facilities, obgyn facility and a blood bank to ensure a holistic availability of healthcare services.
SAMS will also procure anesthesia medication as requested by Aleppo health directorate.

SAMS will implement this project with the participation of two organizations, Bihar and Sema.
Bihar will support and manage Alsakri PHC and the ambulance system, while SEMA will support and manage the M1 trauma facility.
SAMS will support and manage Kafr Hamra and Mare'a trauma facilities, Sheikh Maksoud PHC,and marea obgyn.