The 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

PHC Statement and What We Can Do

Writing posts like these — regarding the deaths of civilians, whether by natural disasters, poverty, gun violence, cancer, or other diseases — is always difficult. However, for me, this post may prove to be the hardest, hence why Public Health PHC has limited posts on this topic. If noticed, we have only addressed this disaster on our story rather than our feed. We always want to keep you all updated daily and stories are the most effective way, of course. But each day I planned to post this infographic, the death toll went higher and higher, and I feared for my own family’s life in my parents’ hometowns in Aleppo and Damascus.

On February 6 at 4:17 am, the media began mapping the damage of the earthquake in the Middle East. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has left over 35,000 people dead in Syria and Turkiye. Witnesses reported “it was like an apocalypse” — difficult to stand up as “we were shaken like a cradle.” Türkiye and Syria's earthquake is the strongest

in the world since a 2021 8.1 magnitude earthquake in the southern Atlantic Ocean, and its effects were felt from Lebanon to Israel. We must offer more than our thoughts and prayers. Please consider donating to the following websites and organizations. Either check out public health PHC‘s website and the link to donate tab for a web address to our go fund me or organizations like Project HOPE and impact. Project HOPE: "The power and scale of these earthquakes will be seen not just in the lives lost, but in the long-term health and well-being of those who survived. Project HOPE is committed to

working with these communities to recover and rebuild.” Times like these test our patience, resilience, and our support systems. We are all stronger together.

Public Health PHC Founder,

Alissar Dalloul.

https://gofund.me/11d9d32b