29-01-2021
WHO
Sabiha Zekeriya, a member of the Community Health Support Staff (CHSS) team at the Hatay Refugee Health Training Centre
Sabiha Zekeriya knows all too well that life can change in an instant. Just a decade ago, the future was looking bright for both her and her husband. She was a biology student at the University of Idlib, while he was a law graduate who followed his passion to teach art. When war erupted, their lives were turned upside down. Like so many other Syrians, the young couple fled to Turkey.
“When we first came to Turkey, we experienced a lot of financial hardship and could only afford to live in a squat house, far away from the city,” Sabiha explains. “I was constantly worried about the condition of our house because it was very dangerous and unhealthy for our newborn baby.”