Syria’s Healthcare Sector: Between Waning International Aid and Administrative Corruption

ECRE Policy Note: Maintaining International Protection in Europe during Syria’s Transition | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

ECRE has published a policy note which provides analysis of the EU’s role in supporting transition in Syria while maintaining international protection in Europe. It supports EU coordination and guidance on the treatment of refugees from Syria in Europe and sets out the relevant international and European standards on the postponing of asylum applications and […]

Syria’s Healthcare Sector: Between Waning International Aid and Administrative Corruption

Following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the rise of Syria’s new administration, the country’s healthcare sector witnessed the mass dismissal of thousands of employees from hospitals, clinics, and government-run medical centers. Commenting on the situation, Minister of Health Maher Al-Sharaa stated: "We had thousands of ‘ghost employees’—individuals appointed by the former regime purely as political favors."