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She Pays the Highest Price: The Toll of Conflict on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northwest Syria

Mar 14, 2023
  • Description

Targeted violence against health care has impacted the availability of and access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, including basic and specialized services. This has resulted in:

  • SRH services are insufficient due to limited staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, and medication across northwest Syria.
  • SRH care provision is limited, among other things, by the fact that many health care facilities have been built in, or relocated to, geographic areas far from the front lines, limiting access to SRH services for communities close to conflict zones. Because of the large population and demand in safer areas, these facilities experience significant overcrowding.
  • In areas where SRH services are largely unavailable, respondents reported harmful coping practices, including postponing essential SRH visits and forgoing medication.
  • When required SRH services are not available or practically inaccessible, there are far-reaching, negative consequences for women's health, including for both their psychosocial well-being and that of their children.
  • The most marginalized people, including women residing in camps, those with a disability, those with limited income, and those married at a young age, are most adversely impacted by the paucity of SRH care.

  • Copyright
  • Copyright 2023 by Physicians for Human Rights, International Rescue Committee, Syrian American Medical Society, and Syria Relief and Development. All rights reserved.
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