RT Journal
A1 Friedrich MJ
T1 SYria’s weakened health system
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2013
FD January 16
VO 309
IS 3
SP 223
OP 223
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.174228
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.174228
AB 
Many hospitals and health centers in Syria have been damaged or destroyed, and many physicians have fled the country. There is also an acute shortage of ambulances and other transportation services. Because pharmaceutical factories have shut down or cut production, medicines are enormously expensive or unavailable.