International Rescue Committee's video: The IRC s COVID-19 response in northwest Syria

No running water. Crowded living conditions. Limited access to health care. This is the reality for nearly 1 million refugees in northwest Syria. At the International Rescue Committee, we’ve adapted our programs in northwest Syria to protect people from the spread of . Here’s how. Learn more about the crisis in , IRC’s response and how you can help at: Rescue.org/Country/Syria ————Video Transcript———— [Randa]: They tell us to wash our hands, take our medication and pay attention to hygiene. There isn’t much available here [in Syria], there are no medications, no soap and no hygiene items. Syrians in the northwest are living in cramped conditions with limited access to aid, making it harder to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [Nurse Samer]: The [IRC’s health center offers first aid services, a clinic, a laboratory, a pharmacy and a mobile clinic. [Doctor Osama]: It is very important that the IRC continues providing these services to people because they suffer from poor financial conditions. The IRC helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. LEARN MORE https://www.Rescue.org/ https://twitter.com/RESCUEorg/ https://www.facebook.com/InternationalRescueCommittee/ https://www.instagram.com/RESCUEorg/