International Development Secretary Justine Greening said: "It is vital that the UK and the rest of the world continue to offer assistance to the millions of Syrians suffering the relentless misery and despair this conflict has inflicted on them. Britain has already provided more than £500 million for food, water, winter shelter and other basic support. This latest funding will provide mental health care for people and their families struggling to cope with trauma, mobile cIinics to get out to more refugees and crucial training for health workers to make sure there are the numbers that are needed"
Working with a range of partner organisations, the UK's £16 million package will include:
This medical provision is the latest allocation in the UK government's £500m response to the on-going humanitarian crisis in Syria. At the upcoming summit in Kuwait, Justine Greening will repeat her call for more countries to follow the UK's lead in supporting those affected and the neighbouring countries sheltering so many refugees.
- Support for refugees with disabilities, injuries and chronic illnesses. Working with Handicap International, we will help people access the most basic of services, such as food and water;
- Health care and emergency surgery for up to 120,000 refugees in Jordan and Lebanon;
- The training of healthcare workers to give refugees access to psychosocial support in Jordan and Lebanon and help prepare for possible cases of cholera; and
- Mobile clinics in Jordan and Lebanon to provide over 16,000 consultations per month to the most vulnerable refugees living in camps.
