Support Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan

Dhiba was nine months pregnant when she and her family crossed the Syria-Jordan border on their way to the Azraq Refugee Camp. The truck shook so wildly that Dhiba was afraid she might lose her baby. A few days after arriving in the camp, she went into labor and was taken to International Medical Corps’ 24-hour clinic, and only a few minutes later, she welcomed her baby girl, Amnah. 'If there was no clinic,” Dhiba said, “it would have been a very serious situation.”

Since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, refugees have been crossing the border into neighboring countries, and more than 650,000 Syrians have taken refuge in Jordan. The dramatic influx of refugees has put a considerable strain on Jordan’s government, economy and health system. To make matters worse, most new arrivals to Azraq Camp endure limited access to quality medical care, including maternal care, for several years.

International Medical Corps works closely with the Government of Jordan to provide primary health care, mental health and psychosocial support at static and mobile clinics to refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. With more than 100 babies born each month in the Azraq Camp Hospital, our teams are strengthening and expanding maternal health care, including prenatal and postnatal care and safe delivery services.

A few days after Amnah’s birth, her physician visited the mother and child to check on the family’s health. Dhiba credits her safe delivery and the health of her children to International Medical Corps’ staff. She said, “I feel safe because the clinic is there to provide services to me and my family.”

We would like to thank the GlobalGiving community for your support of International Medical Corps’ work in the Azraq Refugee Camp.