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Syria

Syria Arab Republic: Health Cluster Bulletin, August 2018

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Reporting period: 01.08.2018 to 31.08.2018

11.3 MILLION in need of health assistance

6.1 MILLION internally displaced

2.9 MILLION with disabilities

1.5 MILLION in HTR locations

4.3 MILLION women of reproductive age

HIGHLIGHTS

Humanitarian actors remain concerned by the potentially catastrophic humanitarian implications for civilians if hostilities escalate in north-west Syria.

Health sector contingency operational plan for north-west Syria is developed in conjunction with the operational plan prepared by GZT hub.

The 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was approved.

Key advocacy points remain across the country.

Access for health partners for the western side of Dara’a and in Quneitra governorates, inside eastern Ghouta and northern rural Homs is of priority.

Increasing risks of outbreaks in north-east Syria.

Need to increase operational coverag