8/3/2019 SAMS Press Conference: In light of unprecedented
humanitarian and medical Disaster in Syria, a coalition of
Medica
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THE SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETYP.O. Box 1015
Canfield, OH 44406
Phone: (440) 953-5429
Fax: (440) 953-0596
Web: http://sams-usa.net.org
Email:[email protected]_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
M. ZAHER SAHLOUL
SecretaryABDEL GHANI SANKARI
Treasurer
RANDA LOUTFI
Member at LargeBASSEL ATASSI
Member at LargeTAREK KTELEH
Member at LargeAYMAN SALEH
In light of unprecedented humanitarian and medical Disaster in
Syria, a coali
of Medical and Humanitarian organizations is calling for action
to help civilian
stricken areas
WASHINGTON-On Tuesday, February 14th
Syrian American Medical Society (SA
and Union of Syrian Medical Relief Organizations will be hosting
a joint pressconference to call on the White House, ICRC and the
International community to m
urgently in order to save civilians and assure safe treatment of
patients in violencestricken areas in Syria. The coalition of
several medical and humanitarian organizat
will announce joining forces to coordinate the medical and
humanitarian relief efforconflict-ridden areas of Syria.
Currently, Syria is experiencing a humanitarian disaster of
unprecedented levels. Th
Syrian-American community along with the greater worldwide
Syrian expatriatecommunity- has been actively involved in sending
humanitarian aid and medical
supplies into the country as many hospitals, pharmacies and
clinics have been closedamaged or destroyed by Syrian security
forces. Representatives of Syrian America
Medical Society, Syrian Expatriates, Syrian Relief and
Development and the Union
Syrian Medical Relief Organizations will be on hand to make a
statement regardinghumanitarian crisis inside Syria and discuss the
current needs of the Syrian people.
The coalition calls upon all segments of the international
community, including theUnited Nations, ICRC, Doctors without
Borders and individual nations to immediat
get involved in this humanitarian crisis and demand a
humanitarian corridor beestablished to allow for the transfer of
aid and medical supplies into Syria- especiall
the stricken city of Homs and the regions of Idlib and Hama. The
followingorganizations are listed as coalition partners: Syrian
American Medical Society
(SAMS), Syria Relief and Development (SRD), Syrian Expatriate
Medical Associat(SEMA), Union of Syrian Medical Relief
Organizations, The Syrian British Medica
Society, Syrian Expatriates Organization (SEO) and the Syrian
Emergency Task Fo(SETF).
Media inquiries are welcome. For any further information, please
contact our ExecuOffice, at (216)-496-6370 or at
[email protected]. Updated news and
information can also be found at http://www.sams-usa.net/
The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) is independent,
non-profit, professional,
medical and humanitarian organization that represents medical
professionals of Syrian desc
Through its rich network within the US and in Syria, SAMS
organizes annual medical miss
to Syria, provides professional and educational programs to
Syrian physicians and organize
donations of medicine and medical supplies to local hospitals
and underprivileged families
Syria and North America.
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