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Table 1 Overview of healthcare aid provided to patients in Syria in 2019 by Aid to the Church in Need

From: Medical aid to war victims in Syria in 2019: a report of organized healthcare support from a charity organization

Category

Data

Type of help

 Treatment

3008 (78.4%)

 medical

2003 (66.6%)

 surgical

1005 (33.4%)

 Diagnosis

224 (5.9%)

 Nonmedical

603 (15.7%)

Medical specialty

 Cardiology

184 (4.8%)

 Internal medicine

1859 (48.4%)

 Neurology

139 (3.6%)

 Neurosurgery

39 (1%)

 Obstetrics and gynecology

236 (6.2%)

 Oncology

97 (2.5%)

 Ophthalmology

181 (4.7%)

 Orthopedics

172 (4.5%)

 Otorhinolaryngology

78 (2%)

 Pediatrics

14 (0.4%)

 Psychiatry

22 (0.6%)

 Public health

526 (13.7%)

 Radiology

8 (0.2%)

 Surgery

280 (7.3%)

Anatomic region

 Head and neck

305 (8%)

 Thorax

289 (7.5%)

 Abdominal cavity and pelvis

500 (13%)

 Upper limb

31 (0.8)

 Lower limb

92 (2.4%)

 Undefined / not applicable

2618 (68.3%)

Trauma

 Yes

186 (4.9%)

 No

3649 (95.1%)

City

 Aleppo

159 (4.1%)

 Damascus

121 (3.2%)

 Homs

707 (18.4%)

 Tartous

4 (0.1%)

 Valley of Christians

2844 (74.2%)

Costs

 Total

236,254.75

 Mean

583.12

 Median

240.86