“We are rallying efforts in order to reach the widest range of Syrian and Arab refugees in Turkey”, Dr. Hani Taleb, UDER’s CEO.

Reaching the maximum number of refugees in Turkey with health education and advice on utilizing healthcare services is a challenge. Turkey hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees in the world, and they reside across the country in large cities and urban areas. The government of Turkey is providing a full range of health services to Syrian and Arab refugees, but these services are affected by barriers such as language, culture and social norms.

To maximize the impact of this project, UDER established a number of partnerships with local NGOs in Turkey to provide channels of communication with the wide refugee community, starting in Gaziantep and Istanbul. This effort is still far from reaching the maximum number of NGOs and civil society actors, but the network is growing every day.