Jordan

This patient lost his left arm during a bombing in his native Yemen. The socket below his elbow allows him to attach his prosthesis himself. MSF Reconstructive Surgery Hospital, Amman, Jordan, October 2019. © Hussein Amri/MSF

In Jordan, MSF offers reconstructive surgery to war-wounded patients from across the Middle East and healthcare to Syrian refugees and host communities.

.Despite the cessation of hostilities in southern Syria and the reopening of the border with Jordan at Jaber in 2018, only a small proportion of Syrian refugees have returned to their homes…

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