Patients Face Slow Death in Cities and Towns of Syrian Kurdistan
ARK News.. Local sources report that the healthcare situation in Syrian Kurdistan continues to deteriorate, with the rising cost of treatment placing a heavy burden on patients across the region’s cities and towns.
According to local reports, medical treatment and medication have become a distant dream for the poor, the working class, and public employees, whose average monthly income does not exceed USD 90. The cost of a medical consultation in some private clinics has reached as high as 75,000 SYP.
Medicine prices are also rising steadily, leaving many patients unable to afford their treatment. The cost of lab tests and medical examinations has doubled, putting them out of reach for a large portion of the population.
Services such as CT scans, echo-cardiograms, and X-rays have effectively become a luxury that most low-income families cannot afford.
As a result, many patients postpone doctor visits or abandon treatment altogether because they cannot cover the costs—putting their lives at risk of a slow, painful death
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