Syrian children desperately need humanitarian aid

Syrian children desperately need humanitarian aid

~!!~Increasing numbers of children are dying from diseases that would have previously either been treated or prevented from taking hold in the first place// The report stated that several thousand children had died because of greatly reduced access to treatment for diseases including cancer, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and kidney failure// There has been a revival of polio, which had previously been eradicated in Syria//©~!!~The humanitarian crisis has impacted every corner of the country to some degree, but certain rebel~held towns and neighborhoods have been especially devastated by the regime*s stranglehold tactic of cutting off the delivery of food and medical aid entirely// In one reflection of the doctor shortage, the report cited examples of doctors barely out of medical school performing hundreds of operations// In one case, the only practitioner available to treat children was a dentist//©