The United Nations says the Syrian crisis has forced more than six million people to flee from their homes. And one of the most important humanitarian tasks now is to provide those displaced with good living conditions. Xu Dezhi tells us more about how the UN refugee agency is helping improve facilities for displaced people in Hama city.

It's an unassuming entrance. But behind the door, this is a clinic by the UNHCR and its local partners for internally displaced people and refugees. The clinic used to be an apartment. There isn't a lot of space and the lobby is always crowded. However, this clinic boasts several departments – from pediatrics to gynaecology, and even a small surgical department. This woman, who did not wish to be named, said she was from the rebel-controlled town of Morek. When she heard about this clinic after fleeing to Hama, she immediately brought her son here.

MOTHER OF A PATIENT "My kid catches colds and coughs, and he is fragile and never gains enough weight. He suffers from malnutrition."

It's up to professionals like Doctor Siham Al-Masri to get their healths back on track. She says this small clinic receives about 15 to 20 of such malnutrition cases each day.

DR. SIHAM AL-MASRI UNHCR-SUPPORTED CLINIC "We are transiting between seasons now, so we have many coming in with colds. Before this period, we had many cases of gastroenteritis, especially with the displaced because they lack care, and also due to their health and environmental conditions."

The clinic accepts locals, but has a better policy for the displaced. In order to identify the displaced, the UNHCR has come up with a process.

DR. SIHAM AL-MASRI UNHCR-SUPPORTED CLINIC "Those who are displaced have first to obtain a slip from the desk which already has their name and age. And then we, in the clinic, register their name, age, gender and the address."

According to the UNHCR, now there are 287-thousand registered displaced people in Hama city, and probably many more unregistered. With this light green card, these people can come to the clinic, and mostly for free. The displaced people can obtain drugs from the clinic’s pharmacy with their prescription, a privilege that the locals don't have.

DR. SIHAM AL-MASRI UNHCR-SUPPORTED CLINIC "Examinations and medication are free. Those who require hospitalization will be transferred there, and hospitals in general are also free. But we have more clinical cases than hospital ones."

The clinic has been operating for nearly a year and a half. About 20 doctors and nurses have accepted about 1,600 cases from the displaced. And there's a plan to have more of such kinds of clinics in other areas.

XU DEZHI HAMA "Alongside its local partner, the UNHCR has already created 5 clinics like this in Hama city. And the agency hopes this can help decrease the suffering of those people who are already in dire straits. Xu Dezhi, CGTN, Hama, Syria."