AR-RAQQA’S HEALTH TRAGEDY
In 2012, main causes of death were conflict (43%), heart disease (17%), and stroke (7%). Over 25,000 people are injured each month.
As of 2018, 11.5 million Syrians lack access to basic healthcare services. Attacks on health facilities, displacement and death of health workers, and fuel shortages have severely impacted access. Local production of pharmaceutical has dropped by 50%, and prices of medicine have increased by 50%. More than 400,000 people in and around ar-Raqqa governorate face increasingly limited access to health services.