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HeRAMS Summary Report, 1st Quarter 2018 (January – March) - Public Hospitals in the Syrian Arab Republic

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Key indicators

111
number of public hospitals

51%
Fully functioning

15%
Fully damaged

11,670
number of available beds

602,618
Estimated caseload (March 2018)

100%
Completeness rate

23%
Partially functioning

31%
Partially damaged

9,888
number of medical doctors

26%
Non-functioning

54%
Intact

17,319 number of nurses & midwives

602,618
Estimated caseload (March 2018)

HeRAMS background

HeRAMS is a global health information management tool (for mapping, collection, collation and analysis of information on health resources and services) that aims to provide timely, relevant and reliable information for decision-making. It is used to guide interventions at the primary and secondary care levels, measure gaps and improve resource planning, ensure that actions are evidence-based, and enhance the coordination and accountability of WHO and other health sector partners.

HeRAMS in Syria is a World Health Organization (WHO) project that aims at strengthening the collection and analysis of information on the availability of health resources and services in Syria at health facility level. A team of national health staff from all governorates was formulated for HeRAMS reporting, and different data collection mechanisms were introduced to address the shortage of timely and relevant information. The main HeRAMS tool for collecting data is a questionnaire that assesses the functionality status, accessibility, health infrastructure, human resources, availability of health services, equipment and medicines at primary and secondary care level.