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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Urgent aid needed for the people of Aleppo

AVSI is ready: we are on the ground and helping the thousands of injured and displaced people in Aleppo, just over 100 km from the epicenter of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. This emergency is said to be “the most devastating one the region has seen in over 24 years.”

AVSI delivers first assistance in Aleppo. With donations in support of those affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake, we can:

Treat injured people at the Saint Louis Hospital in Aleppo and the Latakia dispensary: we provide patients with at least one consultation for specialist examinations, prescribed medicine and a transportation refund, including specialized disability services. For specific cases, AVSI also covers the cost of hospitalization.
Distribute essential items (winter clothes and shoes, blankets) to families in temporary shelters and camps, set up after the earthquake by the Syrian Ministry of Education and the Syrian Red Crescent (SARC).
Carry out money distribution to displaced people: once the first phase of the emergency is over, these families will need to rent houses, buy tools and materials for small house repairs and furniture (in coordination with local institutions).
Give out warm meals and food to the most vulnerable people: those who lost family members during the earthquake and those who had to leave their homes

AVSI Canada sends your donation directly to our AVSI Partners working in Aleppo. Thank you for your generous support.

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Many thanks for your support.

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More Background

“The situation in Aleppo is critical” Filippo Agostino, the AVSI Syria Country Representative, confirms. Upon hearing about the earthquake, he immediately left Damascus, AVSI’s headquarters in Syria, to reach the northern region of Syria.

The number of people killed and wounded continues to rise. In Aleppo, just over 100 km from the epicenter, we are already treating the injured at the Saint Louis Hospital, one of the health facilities AVSI supports through the project “Syria Open Hospitals”, active since 2017.

Since 2015, AVSI has been steadily working in Syria, with an extensive network of partners and projects to support the Syrian people, who are worn out by more than 10 years of war. Our staff, thankfully located hours from the epicenter, is already there and helping:

Treating injured people at the Saint Louis Hospital in Aleppo
Assessing what the most urgent needs are, to provide immediate aid to people who have lost their homes: blankets, food, and clothes.

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