DDHK News, Turkey - Humanitarian Team Indonesian Aid Dompet Dhuafa (DD) held a health service action for orphans and orphans of the Syrian war. Health check services and medical assistance were carried out at the Kahateny Syrian Orphan Children Aid Association orphanage in Reyhanli City, near the Turkey-Syria border, Friday (28/3). During the health service action, Farhan Rusdi, a doctor from the Free Health Service (LKC) Dompet Dhuafa said, some of the 30 children at the orphanage experienced various kinds of complaints, including gastrointestinal infections, itching, fever, headaches, and ISPA (Acute Respiratory Infection). The medicines that have been prepared are also distributed and notes are given for their use to the caregivers at the orphanage. The medicines given also vary, ranging from drugs for diarrhea, fever, cough, flu, eye, itching, and multivitamins. There was a cheerful atmosphere when the health service was taking place. You can see, a little boy, Abdurrahman, also a little girl, Aya, smiled happily when Farhan examined the two of them. This examination is one of the interesting "entertainments" for the children who are victims of this war. After the examination, each child received a package that had been prepared in the form of colored stationery, picture books, snacks, and milk. According to the owner of the orphanage, Abdelkader, this middle-aged man with a thick and long beard told that he did not only manage this orphanage. Apart from borders, he also manages several orphanages in Syria and Gaza in Palestine. "I started running an orphanage when my best friend was martyred in Gaza and I later took care of the children, this has continued until now," he said. When asked how many children he is currently working with, he answered that so far there are already 6.000 children both inside and outside Syria. According to him, in Syria alone there are around 150.000 children who need help because of the loss of their parents. "Not only do children have difficulty getting their daily needs, but their future is unclear because they cannot get a proper education," he explained. "They need food, and what is more important is education. There are many other places like this. Let alone outside the refugee camps, the government refugee camps are still lacking education for these children, "added Khalil. Indonesia Aid humanitarian team Dompet Dhuafa also providing assistance in the form of funds through Khalil to be able to buy food and medicine for refugees outside this refugee camp. "Thank you Dompet Dhuafa, thank you Indonesian people who care about the Syrian people. When this war is over, I would like to invite you from Indonesia to come to our place in Syria, ”he continued as he took office and hugged the team tightly. Based on data from UNHCR as of February 13, 2014, there were around 700.000 Syrians in Turkey, as many as 217.754 refugees in refugee camps and 384.985 registered outside refugee camps, the rest are unregistered refugees. (Dompetdhuafa.org). *
