After the Iraq War began in 2003, many people suffered life-changing injuries. These injuries were often left untreated and worsened as a result. Victims of bomb explosions, bullet wounds, shrapnel and severe burns require very specific operations, such as orthopaedic, maxillofacial, and plastic surgery.
In 2006, MSF responded to the heavy casualties from the Iraq War by establishing a Reconstructive Surgery Program (RSP) in Amman, Jordan, to treat war-wounded who do not have access to proper surgical care in their country.
The RSP was originally set up to treat war-wounded Iraqis. However, as violence spread across the region, with the 2008 Gaza War, and the Arab Spring in 2011, the program began admitting patients from Syria, Libya, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territory.
The hospital provides comprehensive care, including reconstructive surgery (orthopaedic, maxillofacial, plastic and burn surgery), physiotherapy and psychosocial care, to a monthly average of 200 patients (all war or violence-related cases with severe and sometimes multiple injuries). Since its opening, MSF has treated more than 4,500 patients and performed nearly 11,200 surgeries.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.
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