
Obeida miraculously survived, stranded in refugee camp Al-Hol. But here the doctors could not help him. Finally, the boy was completely emaciated, he had a high fever and died. This is how a neighbor describes it to us. Taking care of malnourished children requires a lot of time. They need medicines and specialists to look after them, explains Sherwan Bery, head of the Kurdish Red Crescent. That’s just how they are often overwhelmed here.