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1. 3,000,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey
2. 6,000,000 Syrians are internally displaced
3. Syria has become a haven for armed Islamist extremists
4. The Syrian Conflict opened the door for ISIS to launch an armed invasion of Iraq
5. 100,000 new refugees spill into the region every month
6. An entire generation of children are without schooling
7. Foreign medical professionals have been killed and detained
8. 50% of Syria's doctors have left the country
9. Immunization campaigns have been disrupted
10. Syria is now an exporter of Polio
11. There has been a breakdown in healthcare
12. The US has contributed more than $2 Billion in relief
13. Syria’s colossal human disaster has triggered a crisis of conscience
What can be done?
Watch "Syria's Worsening Public Health Crisis"
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