{"id":4918,"date":"2024-02-01T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/?post_type=actualite&p=4918"},"modified":"2026-10-02T04:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:29:20","slug":"1-an-apres-le-tremblement-de-terre-en-turquie-et-syrie","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/article\/1-an-apres-le-tremblement-de-terre-en-turquie-et-syrie\/","title":{"rendered":"1 year after the earthquakes in T\u00fcrkiye and Syria"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On February 6, 2023, a series of catastrophic earthquakes struck southern T\u00fcrkiye and northwestern Syria (NWS), causing the deaths of over 58,000 people in building collapses, displacing millions in both countries, and resulting in widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4919,"template":"","actualite_type":[10],"actualite_sujet":[],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-4918","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"On February 6, 2023, a series of catastrophic earthquakes struck southern T\u00fcrkiye and northwestern Syria (NWS), causing the deaths of over 58,000 people in building collapses, displacing millions in both countries, and resulting in widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure in the region.","cta_type":"don","cta_lien":{"title":"Lire le rapport","url":"\/uploads\/MdM_Tuquie-Syrie-rapport-se%CC%81isme.pdf","target":"_blank"},"contenu":"

The earthquake was followed by 78 aftershocks in the weeks that followed, affecting a population of over 18 million people in both countries<\/strong>. In the middle of winter, the survivors who had escaped the building collapses risked freezing in exposed conditions and needed shelter, food, and health care. The health care needs in the affected areas remain critical. Antibiotics, access to medication for chronic diseases, mental health and psychosocial support, maternal and child health are just a few examples of the needs of victims over the past year.<\/p>\n

M\u00e9decins du Monde was on the ground from day one to provide an emergency response in the affected areas in T\u00fcrkiye and northwestern Syria (NWS), in the government-controlled areas (GCA) of Syria, and in the northeastern part of Aleppo, Syria. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the past year, the international network of M\u00e9decins du Monde has provided comprehensive health services, including primary health care, medication distribution, sexual and reproductive health and rights services, distribution of dignity, hygiene, and maternity kits, individual and group mental health and psychosocial support services, protection, case management, and support to secondary health care facilities. Mobile medical units (MMUs) were set up to serve hard-to-reach areas, and a safe space adapted for women and children was deployed to reach the most vulnerable populations.<\/strong>
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M\u00e9decins du Monde provided in Syria:<\/h3>\n