Health Sector Syria update, biweekly national and sub-national health sector coordination (1 -15 June 2026)

Country: Syrian Arab Republic Sources: Health Cluster, World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. National health sector coordination, Damascus • Developed mid-year progress report on health sector Syria coordination for January – May 2026. • Conducted bilateral support and facilitation to: Medical Aid Films, The MENTOR Initiative, Medair, La Chaîne de l’Espoir, UNRWA, Relief International, Soureon Foundation. • Participated in the inter-sector mission to Quneitra and shared the mission report, including key findings, recommendations and a one-pager. • Plan to participate in the inter-sector mission to west Dar’a. More information later. • Updated the national level sector on flooding – increased water levels in the Euphrates River (1, 3 and 14 June updates). • Followed up on Dar’a health sector coordination meeting, 11 June. • Requested sector level inputs for Q1 Health Sector Syria Assessment Registry. • Finalized the process of nominations for the Health Sector Strategic Advisory Group. Next step is the review of nominations. • Followed up on the launch of AFS Fourth Regular Allocation (RA4). • Followed up on the planned First Standard Allocation SHF. • Participated in HCT retreat on Humanitarian Reset. • Updated the overview, health sector coordination meetings, January – May 2026. • Developed an analysis of the impact of new MoH salary scale and impact on health sector organizations, and key advocacy points for further consideration. • Represented the sector in WHO 3 Level Emergency Call for Syria. • Followed up on the nomination for the joint, the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management (MoEDM), UN Women and the Women-led Organization Platform, and with the support of Finish Church Aid, sub-national workshop: “Women’s role in the development of Syria’s national disaster risk reduction”. There will be 5 workshops at the sub-national level in the next coming months. • Followed up with WHO on: 1) the planned joint MoH -WHO workshop on Health Workforce Code of Conduct and Integrating PRS Principles; 2) sub-national workshops with MoSAL on PRS government engagement in Hama, Deir-ez-Zoir, Lattakia. • Followed up with UNCT level request for operational UN agencies to provide feedback to the sanctions impact assessment (the Phase II Update Survey (October 2025 – May 2026). • Followed up on MoFA letter No. 2903 dated 08/06/2026 to the necessity of prior notification of any activity or protocol event that the United Nations agencies or international entities operating in the Syrian Arab Republic plans to organize, including: Project openings and closings, and official inauguration ceremonies; Signing ceremonies of agreements, memoranda of understanding, and protocols; Media events, conferences, and protocol field visits; Any ceremony or event involving official attendance from the Syrian side. • Followed up with MHPSS Working Group on June planned activities:

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