The AQ-ERE Project — Al-Qaryatayn Emergency Response & Equipping — improves emergency medical care for patients with severe internal conditions by establishing a functional emergency admission unit at Al-Qaryatayn Public Hospital, in cooperation with the Health Directorate of Homs. Implemented by Manzoul e.V. (Berlin) and Al-Taawon Organization (Syria), funded by the GIZ Hospital Partnership Programme.
Al-Qaryatayn, Homs Governorate
Manzoul e.V. + Al-Taawon — funded by GIZ
To reduce mortality and preventable complications in acute medical emergencies by enabling timely local treatment, training medical staff, and applying standardized emergency protocols at Al-Qaryatayn Hospital.
For Al-Qaryatayn's emergency unit to become a model for local emergency care in rural Syria, and a reference for emergency-medicine protocols and training.
Equipping a fully functional emergency admission unit at Al-Qaryatayn Public Hospital
Building doctor + nurse capacity via theoretical + practical training supported by telemedicine
Developing and applying standardized emergency protocols and patient-management systems
Community-awareness campaigns on recognizing and responding to medical emergencies
2026-11-15
Year 1 milestone — 30 staff trained, 20 event days delivered, emergency unit fully equipped.
2026-06-30
First quarterly review of the project with the GIZ programme and the Health Directorate of Homs.
2026-05-01
Telemedicine supervision sessions begin with Charité specialists in Berlin, running every two weeks.
2026-04-05
First batch of modern resuscitation equipment arrives: cardiac monitors, defibrillators, and airway-management kits.
2026-03-12
First training cohort begins: 12 doctors and nurses trained on cardiac-emergency resuscitation protocols.
2026-03-01
Official launch event at Al-Qaryatayn Hospital attended by representatives of all partners.
2026-01-20
A mixed Syrian–German clinical team conducted a baseline assessment of the existing emergency department at Al-Qaryatayn Public Hospital.
2025-11-15
Manzoul and Al-Taawon signed the partnership agreement with the GIZ programme and the Health Directorate of Homs, formally launching AQ-ERE.