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The Syrian refugee crisis has been classified as one of the largest humanitarian crises in recent history. Discuss three challenges associated with this humanitarian crisis. How would you recommend managing these challenges? Be prepared to substantiate your ideas.
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Running head: THE SYRIAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis
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The Challenges Associated with the Syrian Humanitarian Crisis
Akbarzada & Mackey (2018) state that since the Syrian war broke out in the year 2011,
over eleven million Syrians have been displaced. Over 4.5 million people have fled to the
neighboring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon as well as Turkey. Lebanon has hosted over one
million refugees from Syria, Lebanon has also taken in over six hundred thousand Syrian
refugees, while Turkey has accepted over two million refugees from Syria. The figures are
deemed conservative because they comprise of registered refugees from Syria. Since the war
came into effect, many families have also been internally displaced. The paper ventures to
discuss the challenges which are associated with the Syrian refugee crisis as well as the
recommendations for managing the challenges.
According to Balsari, Abisaab, Hamill, & Leaning (2015), the Syrian Civil War began as
peaceful demonstrations before it became a conflict leading to deaths and displacements of more
than 12 million Syrians. The first challenge associated with the Syrian humanitarian crisis is;
Poor health: Hospitals, health care centers, sanitation, and water systems are destroyed or
damaged for the case of internally displaced refugees. Syrian refugees who face medical
complications which include psychological trauma and physical injuries. On the other hand, the
Syrian refugees face poor housing and sanitary environments, inadequate nutrition, difficulty
labor conditions, and above all, inaccessible medical care. Common ailments among the Syrian
refugees are digestive system, skin, respiratory diseases, and trauma-related psychiatric and
mental complications (Balsari, Abisaab, Hamill & Leaning, 2015). Additionally, Syrian refugees
are faced with diseases such as polio, which had been eradicated formerly. Polio has had
outbreaks among the Syrian refugees, and this underlines the intrinsic risks. To manage the poor
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health challenge, the government of Syria, as well as the United Nation, should ensure that
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