Published : 22-08-2016
The medical rescue center in Rija square, which is controlled by Fatah Alsham-Nusra- in the Yarmouk refugee camp, described humanitarian and health situation as bad, as a result of lack of food and potable water, due to the blockade imposed on the Rija area by ISIS on the one hand, and the Syrian regime forces on the other hand.
Dr. "Riad Idriss," supervisor of the center, spoke during video record on the social networking, the besieged people in Rija area were forced to drink stagnant water from the wells in the region, leading to the spread of some diseases such as chronic gastroenteritis and typhoid fever and infections of the upper respiratory tract and the spread of skin diseases and unexplained rashes..
Dr. Idris said that the percentage of diseases spread is 60% among the besieged residents which is a real epidemic, noting that the most vulnerable group of disease are children, especially under the age of 5 years, as they are suffering from abdominal pain and fever up to 40 degrees combined with diarrhea and in some cases, vomiting.
The besieged doctor confirmed that the region is suffering from complete absence of medical institutions and bodies, as well as severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies, noting that the center cannot receive a large number of patients.
It is worth mentioning that ISIS imposes a tight siege on dozens of families residing in areas under the control of Fatah Alsham- formerly Nusra-, where the main blockade is in the vicinity of Rija Square area, Ain Ghazal, and Haifa Streets. The region is inhabited with more than fifty families of civilians, as well as families of "Fatah al-Sham" fighters.
The medical rescue center in Rija square, which is controlled by Fatah Alsham-Nusra- in the Yarmouk refugee camp, described humanitarian and health situation as bad, as a result of lack of food and potable water, due to the blockade imposed on the Rija area by ISIS on the one hand, and the Syrian regime forces on the other hand.
Dr. "Riad Idriss," supervisor of the center, spoke during video record on the social networking, the besieged people in Rija area were forced to drink stagnant water from the wells in the region, leading to the spread of some diseases such as chronic gastroenteritis and typhoid fever and infections of the upper respiratory tract and the spread of skin diseases and unexplained rashes..
Dr. Idris said that the percentage of diseases spread is 60% among the besieged residents which is a real epidemic, noting that the most vulnerable group of disease are children, especially under the age of 5 years, as they are suffering from abdominal pain and fever up to 40 degrees combined with diarrhea and in some cases, vomiting.
The besieged doctor confirmed that the region is suffering from complete absence of medical institutions and bodies, as well as severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies, noting that the center cannot receive a large number of patients.
It is worth mentioning that ISIS imposes a tight siege on dozens of families residing in areas under the control of Fatah Alsham- formerly Nusra-, where the main blockade is in the vicinity of Rija Square area, Ain Ghazal, and Haifa Streets. The region is inhabited with more than fifty families of civilians, as well as families of "Fatah al-Sham" fighters.
