The Syria’s medical coordinator of “Doctors Without Borders” organization, Carlos Arias, said that there are several diseases spread after the earthquake in the displaced camps in Idleb province.
According to the coordinator, scabies, meningitis, cholera, measles and leishmaniasis have increased after the earthquake, which requires intervention to curb their outbreak.
Arias made it clear that these diseases negatively affect the routine and health services in the region, which result in new health needs.
Arias added that people’s ability to access routine and health services has dwindled after the earthquake.
The earthquake also resulted in a shortage of health care staff as many of them have damaged, and some other have displaced, in addition to the damage of the medical supply routes.
Arias concluded by saying that the number of physical injuries has increased, and the need for shelter, clean water and basic health care services has exacerbated in the region.
