Four-year-old Shahed (left) from Syria recovers after open-heart surgery she received in Jordan. Her treatment was carried out by NGO La Chaîne de l’Espoir, or Chain of Hope. Sick and wounded Syrians as less likely to recover when stuck in foul refugee camps without proper medical care.

First published in the October 19, 2016, 4:17 p.m. edition

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