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On the Ground with the Humanitarian Crisis in Syria. M. Zaher Sahloul, MD, FCCP President, Syrian American Medical Society Associate Clinical Professor at UIC Madison Committee on Foreign Relations 2013.
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On the Ground with the Humanitarian Crisis in Syria M. Zaher Sahloul, MD, FCCP President, Syrian American Medical Society Associate Clinical Professor at UIC Madison Committee on Foreign Relations 2013
“Syria is the largest small country on the map, microscopic in size but cosmic in influence, encompassing in its Geography the history of the civilized world in miniature form” Phillip Hitti , History of Syria
“Syria is tearing itself apart. Doctors are targeted specifically because they treat the injured. Women and girls are raped and brutalized, inflicting maximum damage on their families. Homes, schools, and hospitals are destroyed. The entire international community will need to dig deep to help put back together what is being shredded into pieces” George Rupp , IRC President & CEO
Syrian International Coalition for Health Geneva, Switzerland 9/11/2014 Page 9
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