Syria’s health care system is collapsing after 21 months of revolt. According to a new report by the World Health Organization, half of the country’s public hospitals have been destroyed in the fighting.
Pharmacies are running out of medicine for even the most basic care. In rebel-controlled areas, field clinics and hospitals are overwhelmed. A group of Syrian-American doctors has stepped in to help, bringing in crucial supplies and providing training.
In a hotel ballroom in Antakya, Turkey, Dr. Mazen Kewara slices open a dead sheep with a sharp surgical blade.
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