Fadi Kashkash Center for dialysis in rural Idlib - Selqeen

Children›s incubator at Al-Farabi hospital in Aleppo countryside

Organisation Profile SEMA International

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In response to the humanitarian catastrophe that has been caused by the crisis in Syria, and the to-tal deterioration of the health sector and medical infrastructure, a group of Syrian expatriate doc-tors called for the establishment of a humanita-rian medical relief and development organisation named the Syrian Expatriate Medical Association, or SEMA. SEMA launched in mid-2011.

SEMA International is a federation of affiliated organisations based in France, Turkey, Italy and the United States. Branches have now also been registered in the United Kingdom, Germany and Jordan, according to the desire of the founders of these organisations and in those countries to form a federal union and gather together its hi-storic legacy as well as organise and coordinate efforts. This also allows for the alliance of orga-nisations to regulate and consolidate the gene-ral system, carry out strategic planning for each member, develop their structures, obtain interna-tional recognition and provide a variety of high-le-vel professional support.

SEMA International

SEMA Conference held in Istanbul 2018

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Message :

Vision :

Values:

Coordinating efforts of the member organisations in order to carry out the principle of leadership in medical relief and development in the targeted areas, and to make the greatest use of financial, human and natural resources as well as property, information, relationships and time.

Unifying humanitarian medical organisations to improve performance, servi-ces, coordination and support towards affiliates, and to promote international recognition.

Our union operates through a system of values:

transparency

independence

honestycredibility

cooperation and partnership

community leadership

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That the union be a legal, administrati-ve and advisory resource to its affiliated organisations.

Coordination of efforts between or-ganisations to carry out joint projects, and support them with the necessary resources.

Follow up on the work of the affiliated organisations in order to provide advice to them.

Development of resources in the broadest sense mentioned above, to serve the affiliated organisations.

Setting up investment projects to sup-port the union’s activities.

Seek recognition from involved inter-national organisations.

Establishment of a centralised database to assess the need in areas of operation of affiliated organisations.

Data analysis to provide information that will benefit organisations within the union.

Pathways and strategic goals :

Strategic pathways :

Objectifs stratégiques :

Reslience work track3Development work track2Relief work track1

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SEMA France

SEMA Italy

SEMA United States

SEMA Turkey

Total number of SEMA members

299

59 membres

137 membres

16 membres

87 membres

SEMA International Members

Ambulance / The Idlib Emergency System

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Health services are provided by specialised medical staff trained to ensure high-quality services and com-pliance with international standards and protocol. Staff members include doctors, surgeons, various specialists, nurses, midwives and technicians (laboratory, radiation, operation, sterilization, physical therapy, kidney dialysis, optics, anesthesia, pharmacy) in addition to service and administrative staff.

SEMA has been the most prominent advocate on the ground in Syria for both field and specialised hospitals providing secondary health care services. The union supports an array of secondary health care facilities, including trauma, surgical, maternity, pediatric and general care hospitals.

SEMA International Programmes

Surgical Hospital Programmes

One of the operations carried out by the medical staff at the hospital Idlib surgical specialist of SEMA

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Programme Projects

Hospital Name NUMBER OFSTAFF

Specialised Surgical Hospital 199

Wassim Husseino 82

Al-Ikhaa 95

Kiwan 58

Jisr a-Shughour 61

Muath Abu Mahdi 65

Al-Farabi 76

Idlib

Idlib Countryside

Idlib Countryside

Idlib Countryside

Idlib Countryside

Alepo Countryside

Alepo Countryside

Location

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The union provides primary healthcare services by supporting various levels of fixed and mobile primary care faci-lities in Idlib and Aleppo governorates, which are distributed within six medi-cal clinics equipped with an experien-ced team trained to clinical standards and protocol.

SEMA supports a wide network of pri-mary healthcare facilities in northern Syria, and implements a basic packa-ge of services including reproductive health, pediatrics, mental health and psychological support, communica-ble and non-communicable diseases, nutrition and vaccination.

Programme Projects

Clinic Name NUMBEROF STAFF Location

SEMA International Programmes

Primary Healthcare Programmes

Al-Dana 44

Al-Sheikh Yusuf 35

Baksarya 27

Bab al-Hajar 9

Maydan Akbes 9

Al-Shahbaa 9

Mobile Clinic 7

Mobile Clinic 5

Mobile Dental Clinic 3

Idlib Countryside

Idlib Countryside

Idlib Countryside

Aleppo Countryside

Aleppo Countryside

Aleppo Countryside

Idlib Countryside

Aleppo Countryside

Aleppo Countryside

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Al-Farabi Hospital in Aleppo, Elbab

Syrian National Project for Prosthetic Limbs

Kidney Dialysis

Ophthalmology Care Programme

Turkey - Syria

Syria-Jordan

Jordan

Specialized Projects

Clinic Name Location

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SEMA is one of the first organisations to integrate services to cope with gender-based violence into its healthcare facilities at the Specialised Sur-gical Hospital, Al-Farabi Hospital, Muath Abu Mahdi Hospital and Kiwan Center, where the teams undertake primary psychological services as well as psychological support and referral to other services related to mental health.

SEMA seeks to improve access to mental health services for Syrian refu-gees in Turkey through its recently opened psychological support center in Gaziantep, southern Turkey. The center provides psychological support services in addition to various awareness-raising activities and empower-ment programmes.

In addition, SEMA established a rehabilitation programme in northern Jor-dan called “Irbid Center”, more than three years ago, targeting children and women as well as the local community and those impacted both directly and indirectly by the refugee crisis. The center has provided physical the-rapy services, protection, psychosocial support, awareness lectures and services for people with hearing and speech difficulties.

Psychological Support Programmes

SEMA International Programmes

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The Community Health Programme was established to help bridge the gap between healthcare centers and the community, and to provide health advi-ce needed by people to correct their mi-sconceptions and reduce the rate of di-sease by establishing healthy lifestyles in the target communities.

SEMA is one of the leading organisa-tions in developing a community health programme through establishing an integrated model that complies with those approved by the World Health Organisation. We have trained and re-habilitated community health workers in more than 100 centers throughout northern Syria order to achieve better access and wider coverage for local communities.

part of the practice of community health workers, in the town of Izzaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo and the celebration with

.mothers on the mother›s day

Community Health Programme

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A child in the nursing home of Al - IkhaaSpecialist Hospital

A picture of the students of the AcademicMedical Institute during a lecture

The Nutrition Programme aims to investigate cases of malnutrition and stunted growth in Syria among children under the age of five, as well as pregnant and nursing mothers in areas of difficult access. It also focuses on proper nutrition programmes for infants, children, pregnant women and nursing mothers to prevent malnutrition and stunted gro-wth, as well as case of anemia and other conditions associated with a lack of nutrients.

The programme also provides for mothers and chil-dren through integration of clean water, sanitation, protection and mental health services. This has been carried out in camps, and SEMA is the first organi-sation to implement integrated services for both mother and child at the same time.

Nutrition Programme

SEMA International Programmes

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A picture of the students of the Academy ofHealth Sciences during a lecture

including :- CPR- basic and advanced life support- neonatal rehabilitation- reproductive health- protection and psychological support- and nutrition.

This programme aims to supervise and follow up on all medical education and training projects in order to help them reach international standards. It also conducts various courses and specialised training aimed at raising the capabilities of staff working in the medical field. For example, the medical educa-tion and training department organises a number of training courses,

Medical Education and Training Programme

Programme Projects

Name of Center Location

Academy of Health Sciences

Academic Medical Institute

Continuing Medical Education

Idlib Countryside

Yayladağı - Turkey

Remote - via Internet

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SEMA opened and began operating its medical engineering department in 2013 with the mission of providing medical equipment maintenance services to all health facilities in northern Syria, in addition to related services. The programmes coverage at first extended to maintenan-ce operations in Syria’s northern governorates, then also began work installing equipment and providing training courses for medical staff. The engineering office covers Idlib and Aleppo governorates and ope-rates in all health facilities that need its services - whether detection, maintenance, installation or training - regardless of whether they are supported by SEMA or another organisation.

In an unprecedented step, SEMA developed the HealthySyria Program in 2016 through one of its branches in the United States, to cover the basic needs of the field medical centers in Syria. The program is envisioned to be a skeleton for healthcare quality and strategies development, to provide standardized and accurate healthcare reports, research databases, and to serve as the foundation for a future national program for medical care and databases scientific papers for specialized medical journals and periodi-cals. Five papers focused on children and women have so far been submit-ted and published. Publications here: https://sema-us.org/publications/

The medical engineering office in SEMA maintains the prostheses center in Bab El Hawa.

Medical Engineering Programme

Scientific Research Programme

SEMA International Programmes

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Mobile Clinic while working at the Saeed Camp in Idlib Countryside