The bombing of Al Quds and the failed ceasefire
As doctors working on the frontlines of the war in Aleppo, we viewed the cessation of hostilities that was brokered in February with scepticism. Over the last week, our worst fears were driven home in the most horrific circumstances. The city is bleeding. On Wednesday, Syrian or Russian jets bombed the Al Quds hospital in […]
Syrians Appeal for Civilian Protection As Aleppo Comes Under Attack
“We are being left to die as the world watches.” The people of Aleppo need the international community’s protection. In the past week, the Assad regime and its allies have escalated their bombings of civilian homes and hospitals across Aleppo, killing more than 200 civilians in the process. We, as representatives of Syrian civil society […]
Dr. Hatem’s letter from Aleppo
Following the death of our colleague Dr. Maaz in an airstrike on Al Quds Hospital on April 28th, Dr. Hatem, fellow pediatrician, friend of Dr. Maaz and the Director of IDA’s Children’s Hospital in Aleppo wrote a moving tribute and appeal to the world about the declining situation in Aleppo, published on The Syria Campaign. The letter has reached […]
Dr. Wassim Maaz and patients killed in Aleppo hospital bombing
“What happened last night in the city of Aleppo broke our hearts as we lost our highly esteemed Dr. Muhammad Wassim Maaz, the Medical Director of the Pediatric Hospital in Aleppo that is supported by Independent Doctors Association. He devoted many services to the children of the city of Aleppo. Dr. Maaz was martyred due […]
BaharTurk | Dr. Mahmoud reaches out to the Turkish community
In Turkish – Dr. Mahmoud joined BaharTürk Televizyonu on their daily talk show live from Gaziantep to discuss the general medical situation in Northern Syria, and how we work as a cross-border organisation to ensure medical services reach the most vulnerable war-affected populations in the region.
Condolences for Dr. Hasan al-Ara’aj, Head of the Health Directorate in Hama
Aleppo doctors on strike over lack of protection
Doctors in Aleppo took to the streets today after calling for a general strike in all of Aleppo city’s hospitals to protest against the unlawful detention and killing of an employee of Al Dakak hospital yesterday. The employee was taken by an armed group in front of IDA’s Children’s Hospital and later died from his wounds. Demonstrating today […]
IDA thanks the Turkish Red Crescent
Independent Doctors Association’s Director Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa presents a letter of gratitude to the Turkish Red Crescent team leader Kadir Kemaloğlu in Kilis in recognition of their long-lasting efforts in facilitating IDA’s cross-border work. The collaborative ties between the two organisations were particularly valuable and rewarding over the past two months in ensuring humanitarian assistance reached Northern Aleppo after […]
