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(Medical-NewsWire.com, December 16, 2012 ) San Francisco, CA -- While Guns and pirated DVDs are likely no surprise to be found on the black market, one might be surprised to find that stolen medical supplies are one of the more prized possessions in the underground of war-torn Syria.
The country is severely underfunded when it comes to its health care system. It was a system that had already been struggling when the protesters took to the street to demand democratic rights from their leaders in mid-2011. At the time, President Bashar al-Assad, who is himself an eye doctor, sent in his own forces to crush the 'troublemakers'. More than 20 months later, there is a civil war in the country that has persisted and taken 40,000 lives in the process.
The government has stated that over half of Syria's hospitals have now absorbed at least some damage. One quarter are considered non-operational.
Both sides of the war (Rebels and pro-Assad militias) have looted from medical supply stores and hospitals. Each has done so in order to utilize the supplies on the battlefield.
"Many times, myself and other doctors have had to put our money together to buy hospital equipment because it was stolen," said a 30-year-old nurse from the Damascus suburb of Sayida Zeinab. The nurse asked to remain anonymous in order to stay as safe as possible during the war.
The Sayida Zeinab city is essentially under the control of the government, according to the nurse. However, security forces are stretched far too thin by the fighting. Due to this fact, many groups have exploited the lack of heavy security, robbing hospitals.
“We can't buy the medicine ourselves forever," she said.
Most pharmacies only keep a limited number of supplies like over-the-counter medication as well as basic first-aid items. It has become too difficult to resupply during the wartimes. Black-market dealers, however, have had little problem supplying residents.
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