Published : 15-07-2016
The Palestinian refugees at Khan AL Shieh camp in Damascus suburb demanded UNRWA to bear its responsibilities towards them, as they are suffering of tragic conditions due to the continuous shelling by rockets and explosive barrels, in addition to the complete absence of all services provided by UNRWA except for a clinic that provides simple consultative services.
Residents confirmed that the UNRWA clinic only provides simple services and consultancies that do not meet the minimum level of medical services that is supposed to be provided for thousands of residents. The clinic lacks to equipment, medicine, and doctors. There are only five pharmacies inside the camp that serve all families; those pharmacies lack to medicine, and suffer of high prices of medicine imposed by the Syrian regime with a percentage of 50%. There are no doctors inside the camp except for one dentist and a doctor for women.
The camp lacks to medical points or field hospital for emergencies, while residents receive treatment outside the camp, noting that the Syrian security arrested a resident after leaving the camp for treatment; his fate is unknown yet.
Residents of the camp stressed their demands for UNRWA to intervene urgently to relief the Palestinian refugees, because there are families in dire need for aid that is provided by institutions for a limited number of families, that does not meet all their needs, especially in light of the scarcity of financial resources and the spread of unemployment since the beginning of war events.
The Palestinian refugees at Khan AL Shieh camp in Damascus suburb demanded UNRWA to bear its responsibilities towards them, as they are suffering of tragic conditions due to the continuous shelling by rockets and explosive barrels, in addition to the complete absence of all services provided by UNRWA except for a clinic that provides simple consultative services.
Residents confirmed that the UNRWA clinic only provides simple services and consultancies that do not meet the minimum level of medical services that is supposed to be provided for thousands of residents. The clinic lacks to equipment, medicine, and doctors. There are only five pharmacies inside the camp that serve all families; those pharmacies lack to medicine, and suffer of high prices of medicine imposed by the Syrian regime with a percentage of 50%. There are no doctors inside the camp except for one dentist and a doctor for women.
The camp lacks to medical points or field hospital for emergencies, while residents receive treatment outside the camp, noting that the Syrian security arrested a resident after leaving the camp for treatment; his fate is unknown yet.
Residents of the camp stressed their demands for UNRWA to intervene urgently to relief the Palestinian refugees, because there are families in dire need for aid that is provided by institutions for a limited number of families, that does not meet all their needs, especially in light of the scarcity of financial resources and the spread of unemployment since the beginning of war events.
