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Douma National Hospital Rehabilitation
Eastern Ghouta's referral hospital back in service
Rural Damascus
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About the project
Douma National Hospital in Douma, Rural Damascus, has been rehabilitated and re-equipped, and was inaugurated on 3 August 2026, returning to service after years out of operation. It was formerly the main referral hospital for eastern Ghouta and parts of Rural Damascus.
Scope and equipment
- 40 beds, including 8 intensive care beds, and 8 neonatal incubators, across two buildings.
- Building 1: women's and children's care, maternity and delivery, neonatal ICU, laboratories and radiology.
- Building 2: emergency department, operating theatres, ICU, outpatient clinics and diagnostic imaging.
- Dialysis equipment; services are being brought online progressively.
Parties
- Funding: Government of Japan.
- Rehabilitation, equipment and technical support: World Health Organization.
- Oversight: Ministry of Health and the Rural Damascus Health Directorate, with Rif Dimashq Governorate and the local community.
Beneficiaries
The hospital serves about 550,000 people in Douma and surrounding areas.
Current stage
Rehabilitation is complete; the hospital was officially inaugurated on 3 August 2026.
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