The fall of his dictatorship Bashar al -Assad Syria resulted in a long -standing civil strife in Syria. However, changing the regime did not result in the relief of the population, which is still suffering, as it lacks key benefits at all levels.

A typical example is the damaged care network. The NGOs covered a percentage of health needs, however, with the funding of the US or Europe. From the latest developments in the US, however, the USAID’s “freezing”, the “lifeline” that existed, seems to be lost.

The US, being Syria’s largest donor, with $ 18 billion in help during the 14 years of the civil war, decided by Trump commandto “freeze” all external aid programs.

US cuts, coupled with the shrinking of European funds, prove to be catastrophic for its health system Syriaespecially for northern Syria, where millions of refugees and displaced.

As the money is dragging, the risk for Syrians increases. Mehad workers, an NGO activated in Syria, have counted dozens of cases of severe acute malnutrition in the last three months in the Azaz area, north of Aleppo. “More than 416,000 children in Syria are now at a significant risk of serious malnutrition after the sudden suspension of foreign aid,” Save The Children said.

Many of its activities Mehad In northern Syria they have also been closed or scheduled to close. These include primary health care facilities, mothers and their children programs and a food distribution program.

In the northwestern city of Kafar Takharim, Mehad provided services to about a third of mothers and infants. But other NGOs have since stopped operating and Mehad is now serving most of the city’s mothers.

Throughout northwestern Syria, health workers warned in May: “172 health facilities are at risk of closing due to sharp funding cuts – possibly leaving 4.24 million people without access to basic health benefits and treatment of chronic diseases.” In northeast Syria, they reported in a Bulletin published by the Health Cluster under his leadership World Health Organization“23 installations have already been suspended and another 68 are in danger of closing.”

And as the facilities close, those who remain open receive a multiple number of patients or people with needs. Al Kesra Hospital staff said the number of cases increased by about 10% in the last five months. At the same time, the hospital closed a wing that provided services to malnourished infants because the support organization lost its funding to USAID.

Syrians with kidney diseases also face increasing risk. Three centers of dialysis operated by Mehad are now the only functional centers in northeast Syria. Abu Hamam’s medical staff says that in the last five months it has been forced to reject some patients who needed dialysis. Some dialysis machines are starting to break there, said Nephrologist at Ahmad Aswaad.

If the cuts worsen, Aswaad said, “it will be a big problem … Many patients will die.”