In an announcement, the ministry mentioned the sanctions imposed by the US Bureau of Business and Safety (BIS) hinder Syria’s import of medical tools and spare elements for numerous private and non-private hospitals.
The Syrian overseas ministry famous that the focused hospitals, together with the Normal Authority for Youngsters’s Hospital within the capital Damascus, present healthcare to thousands and thousands of Syrians.
It dismissed Washington’s false claims that drugs and medical provides have been exempt from the unlawful sanctions, as no celebration is exempt from the unilateral coercive measures.
It known as for pressing motion from the United Nations, the World Well being Group, and the Worldwide Committee of the Crimson Cross (ICRC) to place an finish to such sanctions.
Syria has been within the throes of foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. Whereas the Daesh terrorist group was vanquished by the Syrian authorities, the Takfiri terrorist teams proceed to carry sway in some elements of the nation below the patronage of Western powers.
Quite a few studies have pointed to the US function in transferring Daesh terrorists to the war-ravaged nation and even airlifting provides to the group.
The US authorities has imposed sweeping financial sanctions towards Syria amid the Arab nation’s uphill battle for reconstruction and restoration.
The controversial Caesar Syria Civilian Safety Act, signed into regulation by former president Donald Trump, focused people and companies that participated both immediately or not directly in Syria’s financial system.
The restrictive measures have blocked imports of important items, affecting the Syrian individuals’s entry to medical tools, meals, heating, fuel, and electrical energy.