Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria

TAL REFAAT, Syria – A surge in violence in Syria ’s northern Afrin region has triggered a mass displacement of the civilian population, with an estimated 98,000 people fleeing as the hostilities approached Afrin City. The humanitarian situation is extremely precarious, with major unmet protection and medical needs, UNFPA found during its assessm ent mission on 17 March.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news