URGENT UPDATE: Thousands of people across southeast Turkey and northwest Syria have been killed and even more have been injured by the devastating earthquakes that struck on February 6. Doctors Without Borders teams are working to ensure access to health care for survivors of the earthquakes. Our teams have worked in northwest Syria for years, so local staff were able to mobilize an emergency response within minutes of the first earthquake, which registered at magnitude 7.8—the strongest quake t

Devastating 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on February 6. Doctors Without Borders teams in northern Syria are treating injured people, our ambulances are supporting hospitals, and we've donated emergency medical kits and blankets in several locations already—and will continue to do so. Hear from our Executive Director, Avril Benoît, about what we're seeing on the ground—and learn how you can help us respond to emergencies around the world: | Doctors Without Borders/Méd