In response to COVID-19 pandemic and to raise the awareness level of older persons against the virus, mitigate dangers, and strengthen their protection level, given the fact that they are most affected by the consequences of the virus.
The Syrian Society for Social Development visited Dar Mar Mansour for Older Persons in Aleppo City. The team provided individual awareness raising sessions against COVID-19 to correct wrong perceptions and to fight rumors, distributed hygiene kits, and sterilized the furniture and rooms using antiseptics and disinfectants.

Here are some of the comments the team captured:
• “Your visit made us happy. We are grateful for your support and for remembering us.”
• “Reaching this old age, I did not know the correct way of washing my hands.”
• “Thank for your lovely gift and lovely spirit. Always visit us.”

WASH team conducted an awareness session entitled "My beautiful Hair" for 20 children of the group 9-10 years old in the community center of Masyaf (Jarneit Al TAr), where some children performed a purposeful play, they previously had rehearsed using large cartoon characters to tell about hair hygiene for the prevention of lice insect, especially in schools. The correct method of cleaning hair and the times of use of lice shampoo was explained. The children also designed, along with the volunteers, an awareness poster with singing some songs.

As a part of the national breast cancer screening campaign “be safe”.

The Syrian Society for Social Development in Hama, has established in cooperation with the UNFPA-Syria, several activities and sessions aimed at spreading the awareness about early detection of the disease.
Sessions were held within Aman Center in partnership with the Directorate of Health, they stated on the importance of early screening, mechanisms of clinical detection and, the addresses of the Health centers where the Mammography is available.

The group also held seminars within the faculties of Education, Literature and, The Nursing School, In partnership with the Health Directorate, The National Union of Syrian Students, Hama University, Maharda Charitable Society, Charity Musyaf and, The Syrian Family Organization.
During these seminars we talked about the mechanisms of early detection, offered some sweets and, hosted a nutritionist to speak about the subject.
At the end of the campaign, the DOH in partnership with the working associations and the UNFPA held a central ceremony that presented artistic awareness shows and, questionnaires. In addition to, a technical show we presented as the very first time in Hama “black light”, the show represented the community support of the patient and the ways of recovering from the disease.

The audience expressed their admiration of the information we provided and, the offered facilities by the association for the referral to health centers for radiological examination.