So sad for all these children. This is something they will never get over.
Syrian Refugee Children's Massive Health Crisis
Heather Murdock
June 19, 2015 11:10 AM
ZA'ATARI CAMP, JORDAN—
Many Syrian children under 5 years old cannot remember life before violence and homelessness. At a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan, parents say their children suffer everything from epilepsy to incontinence as a result of trauma, and camp hospitals are not equipped to solve this complex health crisis.
Many ailments affecting children
Morhaf is 4 1/2- years- old, and his mother said he starting having seizures as a baby after the bombing began. His 1-year-old brother, Rafaat, is malnourished because of constant vomiting and diarrhea.
As she waits at refugee camp clinic for medicines for her children, Aziza Ghazawi said trauma from the violence of the Syrian war has ruined the health of all of her six children. “The shelling was constant and my house was totally demolished. One of my children was hurt. My daughter's leg was injured. My son developed epileptic seizures from the air raids. My youngest child doesn’t eat or drink,” she said.
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Syrian Refugee Children s Massive Health Crisis?
Syrian Refugee Children's Massive Health Crisis
Heather Murdock
June 19, 2015 11:10 AM
ZA'ATARI CAMP, JORDAN—
Many Syrian children under 5 years old cannot remember life before violence and homelessness. At a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan, parents say their children suffer everything from epilepsy to incontinence as a result of trauma, and camp hospitals are not equipped to solve this complex health crisis.
Many ailments affecting children
Morhaf is 4 1/2- years- old, and his mother said he starting having seizures as a baby after the bombing began. His 1-year-old brother, Rafaat, is malnourished because of constant vomiting and diarrhea.
As she waits at refugee camp clinic for medicines for her children, Aziza Ghazawi said trauma from the violence of the Syrian war has ruined the health of all of her six children. “The shelling was constant and my house was totally demolished. One of my children was hurt. My daughter's leg was injured. My son developed epileptic seizures from the air raids. My youngest child doesn’t eat or drink,” she said.
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Syrian Refugee Children s Massive Health Crisis?
