INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME

International Program

For over 10 years DDD has been responding to emergencies and disasters, in some of the most fragile and high‑risk contexts, including Libya, Syria, and Gaza, working to ensure access to essential health services and basic needs for communities facing protracted crises.

Through a combination of direct service delivery, mobile outreach, and coordination with local and international partners, DDD prioritizes assistance for the most vulnerable populations—women, children, displaced people, and individuals with limited access to health care—while continuously adapting its response to rapidly evolving humanitarian needs.

DDD provides the following services internationally:

• Provision of Primary Health Care services, including outpatient medical consultations, maternal and child health care, sexual and reproductive health services, and treatment of acute and chronic conditions.
• Delivery of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for individuals and families affected by trauma, loss, and displacement.
• Provision of Protection services, including identification and mitigation of protection risks, case management, referrals, and support for at-risk individuals to access their rights and essential services.
• Distribution of essential medical supplies and medications to support overstretched or damaged public health facilities.
• Delivery of hygiene and maternity kits to displaced and crisis‑affected populations to reduce public health risks and prevent disease outbreaks.
• Provision of food assistance to mitigate severe food insecurity and famine‑like conditions caused by prolonged conflict and disruption of livelihoods.
• Emergency response and disaster management, including natural disasters, sudden displacement, disease outbreaks, or damage to health infrastructure.

Syria

After years of conflict, Syria continues to endure deep and persistent humanitarian suffering. Widespread displacement, economic collapse, destroyed infrastructure, and a fragile health system have left millions struggling to meet their most basic needs. In many areas, the absence of essential services makes it impossible for families to return home from abroad and begin rebuilding their lives with dignity and hope.

DDD works to support the recovery of these communities by directly operating primary health clinics in coordination with Syrian authorities. Staffed by trained DDD medical teams, these clinics provide vital primary health consultations, mental health and psychosocial support, and targeted assistance to vulnerable populations—particularly those who have endured repeated displacement and years of relentless trauma. Through this work, DDD aims to help restore not only access to care, but also a sense of stability and compassion for communities striving to heal after years of loss.

Gaza

Gaza is one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in the world today. The health system is overwhelmed and fractured, struggling to function amid acute shortages of medicines, medical supplies, fuel, food, and clean water. Families—many displaced multiple times—are living in overcrowded and unsafe conditions, exposed to disease, malnutrition, and profound psychological trauma. Women and children bear a disproportionate share of this suffering, facing heightened risks and dwindling access to even the most basic services.

Within this context of extreme insecurity and human loss, DDD remains committed to delivering life‑saving primary health care and essential assistance, adapting its response day by day to reach people in desperate need and preserve dignity and life wherever access is still possible. DDD also supports hygiene and maternity kit distribution for women and children, and food support for hungry families.

Libya

In Libya, years of political instability, localized conflict, and fragmented governance have deeply weakened the national health system, leaving many communities in Libya without reliable care. The most vulnerable populations often struggle to access even basic health services, particularly in remote and underserved areas where needs are greatest. This has been exacerbated by people fleeing the devastating Sudanese civil war. Within this challenging context, DDD aims to support primary health care services, and access to essential treatment—responding to urgent health needs while working to bridge long‑standing gaps in care and ease the daily hardships faced by crisis‑affected populations.