Published : 12-02-2019
Over 25 Palestinian refugees have been diagnosed with cancer in AlSayeda Zeinab Camp, in Rif Dimashq.
On February 9, a 40-year-old Palestinian refugee succumbed to a lung cancer that infected his body. Other cancer-stricken patients have been left without treatment.
The propagation of deadly tumors has been attributed to the pollution overwhelming war-torn Syria and the spread of war remnants and toxic contaminants across residential neighborhoods. The poor hygiene has made Palestinian refugee camps a fertile ground for life-threatening germs and diseases.
Sick Palestinian refugees in Syria have faced enormous difficulties trying to secure treatment fees in an area that has been struck by poverty and unemployment.
AlSayeda Zeinab Camp, held by the Syrian government forces and their affiliated popular committees, has been gripped with dire socio-economic conditions as a result of the high rates of unemployment. Scores of civilians have fled the camp while others have been forced to join pro-government battalions.
Over 25 Palestinian refugees have been diagnosed with cancer in AlSayeda Zeinab Camp, in Rif Dimashq.
On February 9, a 40-year-old Palestinian refugee succumbed to a lung cancer that infected his body. Other cancer-stricken patients have been left without treatment.
The propagation of deadly tumors has been attributed to the pollution overwhelming war-torn Syria and the spread of war remnants and toxic contaminants across residential neighborhoods. The poor hygiene has made Palestinian refugee camps a fertile ground for life-threatening germs and diseases.
Sick Palestinian refugees in Syria have faced enormous difficulties trying to secure treatment fees in an area that has been struck by poverty and unemployment.
AlSayeda Zeinab Camp, held by the Syrian government forces and their affiliated popular committees, has been gripped with dire socio-economic conditions as a result of the high rates of unemployment. Scores of civilians have fled the camp while others have been forced to join pro-government battalions.
