![]() Many of the emergency shelters have been set up in schools, mosques and other public buildings that will soon resume their regular activities. Health teams are struggling to cope with the raising number of cases, while limited access to clean water and sanitation in collective shelters and affected areas could further increase the risk of infectious and water-borne diseases. HEALTH ISSUES A SECOND DISASTER The increasing number of people with diarrhea and other infectious diseases in collective shelters and earthquake-affected areas raises the risk of a second disaster. In parallel, the Palestine Red Crescent in Syria, together with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, continues to deliver aid, including food distribution, ambulances and medical services, focusing mainly on the Palestinian camps in Aleppo and Latakia. SARC has provided psychological first aid to more than 33,000 survivors, especially children, as well as to paramedics and first responders. 12 years of conflict and crisis, and now the earthquake, have created a massive need for mental health services. Many of those affected by the earthquake were already living in vulnerable conditions before the earthquake in Syria. More than 1.7 million relief items have been distributed providing support for over 2.5 million people, including shelter, blankets, mattresses, winter clothes, hygiene supplies, and food and agriculture supplies.Clinics and mobile health units have provided healthcare and medicines for more than 500,000 people.4,000 Syrian Arab Red Crescent staff and volunteers have provided over 3.5 million humanitarian services.IN SYRIA, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) continues to be the main humanitarian agency in Syria and is covering a wide scale of the impacts of the earthquake, including food, shelter, healthcare, and mental health support. The Turkish Red Crescent, with support from the IFRC, is distributing e-vouchers to about 140,000 households in areas where markets are functioning, giving them the freedom to purchase what they need most and boost local economies. More than 47,000 people have been provided with mental health and psychological support services. They also provide psychological first aid and offer referrals to local health facilities. Red Crescent teams have set up safe spaces offering mental health and psychosocial support for children to play, supporting over 42,000 people, including first responders and health workers. IMMENSE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS Teams are rapidly scaling up to support the immense negative mental health and psychosocial impacts of this earthquake. Tens of thousands of relief items, including hygiene kits, winterized shelters, blankets, and other household goods have also been provided to affected people.7 units are already running and 5 more are coming. Together with the Ministry of Health, the Turkish Red Crescent is now providing health care in rural areas and in temporary shelters to help improve access to services, with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) technical support.More than 100 million hot meals have been distributed, along with more than 54,000 tents and 200,000 blankets.More than 5,000 Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) staff and volunteers continue to provide people with food, clean water and essential hygiene and relief supplies.IN TURKIYE, efforts are focused on delivering essential aid to survivors: ![]() Urgent needs include shelter, health and mental health services, sanitation, food and water. Millions of people are displaced, and many continue to leave areas affected by the earthquake to seek shelter with loved ones, in neighboring cities or in emergency shelters. In Turkiye and Syria, survivors are starting the journey to recovery after the largest earthquake in more than a century.
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