Snowfalls in Syria and surrounding countries are having a dire impact on already vulnerable refugees in Lebanon and IDPs (Internally Displaced People) who remain in Syria. Many still live in tented settlements without proper heating. More information here and in other press. لا يزال أهلنا في المخيمات يعانون البرد القارس...
The Syrian British Medical Society (SBMS) welcomes the start of the trial of a Syrian doctor who is now in Frankfurt, Germany who has been accused of torturing and killing detainees who were admitted to military hospitals in Homs and Damascus in Syria between 2011 and 2012. We note he...
In April 2019, the Syrian government and its ally, Russia, launched a major military offensive to retake Idlib governorate and surrounding areas in northwest Syria— one of the last areas controlled by anti-government armed groups. Over the next 11 months, the Syrian-Russian alliance showed callous disregard for the lives of...
Hopes that the end of the coronavirus pandemic has become nearer have soared after the news that a coronavirus vaccine was found to be 90% effective in global trials. Although there is definite reason to be optimistic, experts have cautioned that the data from the trials conducted by Pfizer and...
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, a rally amassed in Trafalgar Square in London on 7th May 2016, to express support for our brave colleagues inside Syria, and to demand protection for those heros who are risking their very lives to help provide heath care to civilians trapped by conflict. The...
On Wednesday, 2nd March 2016, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Syria held a meeting at Committee Room 21 at the House of Commons. The meeting was organised by the SBMS, in co-operation with UOSSM, to highlight the tragic conditions under which our colleagues in Syria are working. The first part of...
After months of hard work and detailed preparation, the Spinal Injuries Rehabilitation Course became a reality. The Course is the brainchild of Dr Ahmad Abdul-Rahman, a Urology ST7 in Yorkshire. He teamed up with a number of dedicated colleagues to put together a comprehensive and detailed course, covering all aspects...
We are delighted to invite you to a fundraising event organised by the SBMS in co-operation with UOSSM and Syria Relief. The event will include presentations from Dr David Nott, Conflict Zone Surgeon, and from the Plastic Surgery Team from Birmingham about their trip to Turkey. Dr Redwan El-Khayat will...
Sincere, heart-felt congratulations to Dr Mohammad Adel Moufti, SBMS Member, for the remarkable success in winning the APA Dentistry Award 2015. http://blogs.mhs.manchester.ac.uk/…/dentistry-lecturer-is-…/ Dr Moufti, who is a Lecturer at the School of Dentistry at the University of Manchester, was awarded this prestigious accolade in recognition of his ground-breaking research in...
Congratulations to our colleague, Dr Abulsalam Alsaleh, Consultant Neurologist and SBMS Member, who was part of the UK Team who won the Gold Medal at “Tournament of the Minds”, organised by the World Federation of Neurology. http://www.wfneurology.org/united-kingdom-team-won-the-tour… https://www.facebook.com/wfneurology/posts/1070704329648312:0 We are very proud of our Members and their achievements. Our Society...