Why is Idlib the last refuge for internally displaced Syrians, and what can donors, international humanitarian actors, and local organizations do to ensure that they are not left behind as the world grapples with COVID-19? Photo: Internally displaced civilians in a camp in Idlib, Syria (© Mustafa Dahnon). Now, with the coronavirus pandemic posed to spread to an area with just 600 doctors and fewer than 50 adult ventilators for four million people, the situation is dire.
A decade of conflict has left the healthcare system in ruins-and millions of displaced people in Idlib province were already suffering due to a lack of shelter and sanitation.
The humanitarian crisis in northern Syria is on the verge of becoming a COVID-19 catastrophe.
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