[Comment] Rebuilding trust and equity in Syria's health system: a governance-driven transition

In December, 2024, after more than 50 years in power in Syria, the regime of the Assad family was swept away. This dramatic political shift illuminated the state of health in Syria, exposing widespread fractures in a health system that has been politicised and fragmented, including widespread erosion of public trust in medical care.1 Health has been decimated during Syria's almost 14-year conflict by attacks on infrastructure, the forced exodus of health-care workers, and severe under-resourcing.