In October 2024, Dr Aula Abbara represented SBMS on the BMA’s RDDLG (Refugee Doctors and Dentists Liaison Group) to discuss how we can support refugee doctors and dentists in the UK. The team discussed the roles of the Medical Support Workers and NHS Professionals The Doctors Gateway Programme. This program allows tailored pathways for employment, […]
The Syrian British Medical Society (SBMS) welcomes the start of the trial of a Syrian doctor who is now in Frankfurt, Germany who has been accused of torturing and killing detainees who were admitted to military hospitals in Homs and Damascus in Syria between 2011 and 2012. We note he arrived in Germany in 2015 […]
.Dr Alaa Alhaffar will share his experiences as a Medical Support Worker, then clinical fellow and now IMT in Sheffield. He will speak about the path he has taken and provide helpful insights about how to make a successful application. Dial in Saturday 20th January 2024 at 1300 UK. Zoom link below. Topic: SBMS Education […]
SBMS Education Lead Dr Aula Abbara joined a panel discussion at the VIII annual meeting on Syria as part of the Day of Dialogue in the EU Parliament – where several hundred civil society, humanitarian and policy makers met to discuss key issues on Syria at this critical time. She joined a panel of experts […]
SBMS statement on the earthquake in Morocco – September 2023 The Syrian British Medical Society (SBMS) is deeply disturbed and saddened by the news of the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco on 8 September 2023. Our condolences to all of those who have lost loved ones and who are still missing, as well as those […]
SBMS statement on Storm Daniel in Libya – September 2023 The Syrian British Medical Society (SBMS) is deeply saddened by the reports of the Daniel Storm in Libya, which has killed more than two thousand people and displaced many more. Our hearts go out to all of those affected by this tragedy: the victims and […]
Dr Abdelkareem Ekzayez, the general secretary of SBMS joined members of Syrian civil society to engage with high level officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as key Ukrainian stakeholders, in Kyiv, to commemorate 10th Anniversary of Chemical Weapon attacks in Syria. Among other activities, they visited the relocated Mariupol hospital in Kyiv. “The doctors […]
Hopes that the end of the coronavirus pandemic has become nearer have soared after the news that a coronavirus vaccine was found to be 90% effective in global trials. Although there is definite reason to be optimistic, experts have cautioned that the data from the trials conducted by Pfizer and BioNTech are not final, and […]