Syria Medical Mission: Heart & Joint Surgery
A medical mission to Syria, bringing together volunteer orthopedic and cardiac interventional teams to perform complex surgeries, including joint replacements and cardiac procedures, for patients who have gone years without access to care.
September 7, 2026
From the field
What your gift provides
$33
1 cubic meter (1,000 liters)
$9
1 meal
$25
1 winter blanket for a family
$50
Essential medicines for one patient
$50
Medication for one patient after surgery
$50
Training materials for one medical trainee
$50
Medication and wound care for one patient
$100
Medication and post-operative care
$50
Eye drops and medication after surgery
$50
Medication and recovery care for one patient
$50
Medication and follow-up care for one patient
$100
Medication and post-operative care
$50
Medication for one patient’s recovery
$25
A hygiene kit for a displaced family
$100
Medication for an evacuated child
$25
School supplies for one child
$100
Medication and post-operative care for a child
$40
One student’s education for one month
$100
3 cubic meters (3,000 liters)
$90
10 meals
$100
4 winter blankets
$150
Wound-care supplies for a hospital ward
$150
Surgical supplies for one operation
$100
A day of hands-on clinical training
$100
Trauma supplies for one patient
$500
Toward an implant for one joint replacement
$250
Toward one cataract surgery
$150
Surgical consumables for one operation
$250
Toward one patient’s eye surgery
$250
Surgical instruments and consumables for one operation
$200
Toward one patient’s operation
$50
A food and hygiene relief package
$250
Transport and accommodation for a child and parent
$40
A term of schooling for one child
$250
Diagnostics and pre-operative tests
$350
Sponsor one student for the full academic year
$500
15 cubic meters (15,000 liters)
$900
100 meals
$250
10 winter blankets
$500
Medical equipment for a clinic still operating
$500
Toward one patient’s joint or eye surgery
$500
Toward data collection for a field study
$500
Toward a lifesaving operation
$1,000
Toward one patient’s cardiac procedure
$500
Toward a knee or hip replacement implant
$300
Toward one patient’s orthopedic surgery
$500
Toward a knee or hip replacement implant
$500
Toward an implant for one knee or hip replacement
$500
Toward a complex reconstructive surgery
$100
Medical care and medicines for a family
$1,000
A month of follow-up care and rehabilitation
$500
Equipment for one classroom
$500
Toward one child’s surgery
$10,000
Sponsor one class for one shift for the academic year
$1,000
30 cubic meters (30,000 liters)
$9,000
1,000 meals
$1,000
40 winter blankets for displaced families
$1,000
A month of supplies for a busy ward
$1,000
Toward theatre costs for a day of operating
$1,000
Toward a clinician’s specialist course
$1,500
Toward moving a surgical team to a hard-to-reach area
$2,500
Toward one patient’s complete surgery
$1,000
Toward one corneal transplant
$1,000
Toward theatre costs for a day of operating
$1,000
Toward theatre costs for a day of operating
$1,500
Toward one patient’s complete surgery
$2,000
Toward a day of theatre time and staff
$500
Relief packages for 10 families
$5,000
Toward one child’s evacuation and treatment
$2,500
Helps cover the cost of running a field school for one month
$1,500
Toward a child’s complete surgical care
$22,500
Sponsor one classroom across all three daily shifts for the year
After years of war, many Syrian patients are living with conditions that were diagnosed long ago and never treated, such as joints that need replacing and hearts that need intervention. FAJR Global's Syria medical mission brings volunteer orthopedic and cardiac interventional teams together to operate on them.
The need
Syria's health system is still recovering. The 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan estimates that 12.8 million people need health assistance, and only 57% of hospitals and 30% of primary health care centres were fully functional in 2025 (Syria HNRP 2026). Complex procedures such as joint replacements and cardiac interventions are among the hardest treatments to access.
How the mission works
FAJR's mission brings volunteer orthopedic and cardiac teams together for a concentrated period of complex operating: joint replacements and cardiac procedures for patients who have gone years without access to care. The most recent mission took place in September 2026. Every clinician volunteers their time. Donations cover implants, catheters, medication and theatre costs, so that patients who have waited years can finally have their operation.
Clinicians who want to join a FAJR mission can reach the team through Get Involved.
What your gift provides
$100 covers medication and post-operative care. $500 goes toward an implant for one joint replacement. $1,000 goes toward one patient's cardiac procedure, and $2,500 toward one patient's complete surgery.
Questions about this campaign
Which operations does the mission perform?
Joint replacements (orthopedics) and cardiac interventional procedures, for patients whose conditions have gone untreated because of the war.
Is this campaign Zakat-eligible?
Yes. Surgery for patients who cannot afford it is a recognized use of Zakat. Every FAJR campaign is Zakat-eligible. Read more on our Zakat page.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. FAJR Global is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Tax ID (EIN) 83-1497239, and your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You receive a tax receipt by email.
Can I give without online fees?
Yes. Online payments carry a 3% card processing fee and a 1% platform processing fee. Give by Zelle to donate@fajr.org or by check payable to FAJR GLOBAL and the full amount reaches the work. How to give without fees.
Campaign updates
Every gift on this page turns into food on a plate within days. A gift of $9 funds one nutritious meal for a displaced family in Gaza. Your support is going straight to food, the transport to move it, and the teams distributing it with dignity.
A look at how a meal comes together: chicken prepared and seasoned in bulk, then cooked in large pots before being packed into trays and delivered while still warm. This is the same shift-based kitchen shown in the campaign photos.
Distribution is underway across displacement shelters in Gaza, reaching families who often cannot get to a market safely. Each parcel and hot meal is delivered by teams working directly where people are sheltering.
Recent supporters
$500 goes toward the implant for one patient’s joint replacement.
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