
Adding to the country’s quandary is the deadly Aleppo boil — a virus transmitted through bites by sand flies. Syrian medical personnel — currently in a state of panic — claim that over 300 cases of the disease are reported daily from multiple cities and care for the patients, mainly children, has come slow due to limited supplies and lack of resources. Other health hazards arise from poisonous gases emerging from bombs or missiles once they are released, which harm volunteers trying to aid those trapped in rubble. The government’s warfare has destroyed at least half of the country’s 88 public hospitals.
As the incidence of disease and war-related deaths escalates, the worst might still be waiting for the Syrian people. The Syrian government seems to be missing a conscience, unable to comprehend the ramifications of its cruel actions. The international community must step up now to aid the people of Syria before the nation is destroyed.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2013.
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