August 22, 2021 ?? Doha: The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) Representation Mission in the West Bank and Jerusalem is conducting a surgical project, with a total budget of $ 182,067 (QR 663,634).

As part of its medical convoy program in the West Bank, Palestine, the QRC is sponsoring cleft lip surgeries for children and urologic surgeries for patients with kidney failure, in cooperation with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society ( PRCS).

The project aims to provide medical assistance to relieve the suffering of patients who need urgent surgery, provide advanced medical services for children born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, expand surgical services in hospitals of PRCS with medical and surgical equipment, reduce patients on waiting lists for specialized surgeries, and save patients high costs of treatment.

According to the action plan, surgeries are performed by local surgeons in urology specialties for 50 patients and cleft lip and palate surgery for 60 children. Varying from minor to moderate cases, the beneficiaries were selected from the waiting lists of the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH). The project is hosted by PRCS hospitals in the cities of Al-Bireh and Hebron.

So far, 28 and 31 surgeries have been performed in urology patients and in patients with cleft lip / palate, respectively. At the same time, the list of medical equipment required for the target surgical services has been drawn up, and they are being procured from suppliers already contracted through a public tender before the start of the project. .

This project addresses many of the challenges faced by the healthcare sector in the West Bank, including the lack of qualified medical professionals and supplies, the many delays or cancellations of surgeries due to excessive demand for surgical services at Ministry of Health hospitals. Health, and the high costs of treatment that patients cannot afford, which can lead to health complications.

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About the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS)

Established in 1978, the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is a humanitarian volunteer organization that aims to help and empower vulnerable people and communities without bias or discrimination.

QRCS is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which includes the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 191 National Societies. QRCS is also a member of several GCC organizations, Arab and Islamic, such as the Islamic Committee of the International Crescent and the Arab Organization of the Red Crescent and the Red Cross (ARCO). In this legally recognized capacity, QRCS has access to disaster and conflict areas, thereby serving as an auxiliary to the State of Qatar in its humanitarian efforts – a role that sets it apart from other local charities and NGOs.

QRCS operates both locally and internationally and has international relief and development projects underway in a number of countries across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. QRCS humanitarian actions include support for disaster preparedness, disaster response, risk reduction and disaster recovery. To mitigate the impact of disasters and improve the livelihoods of affected populations, QRCS provides medical services, health care and social development to local communities. She is also active on the humanitarian advocacy front. With the help of a vast network of trained and committed staff and volunteers, QRCS aspires to improve the lives of vulnerable people by harnessing the power of humanity.

QRCS works under the aegis of the seven international humanitarian principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.