Did You Ever Imagine Yourself?

Abstract

Abstract Moral injuries during wars and crises are likely to happen, especially in the health system. In 2016, the United Nations and Arab League Envoy to Syria put out an estimation that 400,000 that had died in the Syrian conflict, in which many medical personnel were also targeted. By 2016, more than 50% of the Syrian doctors have left the country. These circumstances are reflected in the amount of needs and gaps in the system. In addition the huge increase in the number of injuries has, unfortunately, in the end led to moral injuries. The aim of this talk is to share some of the scenarios that I passed through while working as a medical doctor during the Syrian war, in order to highlight the amount of pressure and the unexpected situations while being under moral pressures. Based on the personal experiences I endured during my clinical work in Aleppo, Syria, as a medical doctor during the war between 2013-2016, I will mention some scenarios that I have faced during my work there. Neither I nor other colleagues would have ever imagined to be in such hard situations or being forced to pass through such cases as a medical doctor. Based on the personal experiences I will identify the impact of wars on health care systems and workers, focusing on Syria as an example.