Epidemic Fears After Health Teams Die in Syria Quake

February 23, 2023

(SciDevNet) – Syria fears a resurgence of diseases such as polio and cholera, after scores of health centres were destroyed and medical staff killed in last week’s earthquake, the country’s health minister said. Maram Al-Sheikh, Minister of Health in the Syrian Interim Government, said the earthquake had caused significant damage to the region’s primary health care system. (Read More)