After the February 6 earthquake, Ankara closed the main border crossing with rebel-held areas in Syria to patients. Nearly 50% of health facilities are out of service in Syria, following years of war, triggered in 2011 after the repression of pro-democracy protests.

"When she cries, she turns blue and her heart beats fast," says mother of four in a tent in the camp. "We are all waiting to be able to return to hospitals," says pediatric oncologist Abd el-Razzaq Bakkour.