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The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has outlined a plan to expand its annual programme to deploy 26 medical convoys to 10 countries -- Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Sudan, Mauritania, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Palestine, Lebanon and Bangladesh.
The medical convoys will enable more than 14,000 patients to undergo surgical procedures in cleft lip and cleft palate surgery, fistula, eye treatment and anti-blindness, general surgery, urology, cardiothoracic surgery, ENT, plastic surgery and orthopaedics. Other operations will include cardiac catheterisations for children and adults, as well as GP consultations.
With the donations of charity givers in Qatar, delegations of physicians, surgeons and medical assistants are sent by QRCS to poor countries, where they treat poor patients, perform surgeries in many specialisations and provide in-service training for medical personnel.
QRCS also procures surgical equipment and consumables for the host hospitals.
In Ethiopia this year, two medical convoys will be deployed, one to treat 100 children with cleft lips/palates at the cost of QR365,000, while the other to treat anal fistula among 50 new mothers will cost QR1,825,000.
In Afghanistan, two medical convoys will be deployed: one will perform eye surgeries and provide medications and eyeglasses for 500 patients at a cost of QR250,000 and the other one will perform cardiac catheterisations for 230 children born with heart defects to cost QR2,300,000.
In Sudan, there will be seven medical convoys, including four to perform eye surgeries and secure medications and eyeglasses for 1,000 patients in West Darfur, South Kordofan and Kassala States at QR1 million).
The remaining three will be: one to perform general and urology surgeries for 100 patients, costing QR350,000, another to offer GP consultations for 400 patients in south Kordofan at QR200,000, and the third one to perform general surgery for 100 patients in South Kordofan at a cost of QR350,000.
In Mauritania, there will be deployed two medical convoys: one to perform cardiac catheterisations for 70 children with congenital heart defects (QR700,000), and the other to perform cardiac catheterisations for 50 adult patients (QR500,000). In Iraq, a medical convoy will be deployed to perform general surgeries for 240 patients, at a cost of QR552,000. In Pakistan, a medical convoy costing QR300,000 will perform thoracic surgeries for 100 patients.
Turkey will host five medical convoys as follows: urology and ENT for 300 Syrians at a cost of QR547,500; urology, plastic surgery; and general surgery for 200 Syrians costing QR550,000; cardiac catheterisations for 100 Syrians costing QR500,000); and urology, cardiology, eye; and orthopaedics for 50 Syrians at a cost of $1.297,750.
In Palestine, QRCS will deploy three medical convoys: one to perform cleft lip and cleft palate surgery for 65 children at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) hospital in Hebron to cost QR340, 837; another one in urology for 50 patients costing QR340,837; and support of specialised surgical procedures applied at Palestine’s hospitals, for the benefit of 200 patients costing QR730,000.
In Lebanon, QRCS will see a medical convoy to perform eye surgeries and distribute treatment and eyeglasses to 10,000 patients at a cost of QR5,292,500). A medical convoy will perform cardiac catheterisations for 80 children suffering heart issues. These interventions will cost a total of QR800,000. In 2019, QRCS deployed 10 medical convoys, providing treatment for 7,645 patients in orthopaedics, cardiac catheterisation for children, general surgery, urology, ENT, treatment of eye disease and anti-blindness interventions.
Doha
The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has outlined a plan to expand its annual programme to deploy 26 medical convoys to 10 countries -- Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Sudan, Mauritania, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Palestine, Lebanon and Bangladesh.
The medical convoys will enable more than 14,000 patients to undergo surgical procedures in cleft lip and cleft palate surgery, fistula, eye treatment and anti-blindness, general surgery, urology, cardiothoracic surgery, ENT, plastic surgery and orthopaedics. Other operations will include cardiac catheterisations for children and adults, as well as GP consultations.
With the donations of charity givers in Qatar, delegations of physicians, surgeons and medical assistants are sent by QRCS to poor countries, where they treat poor patients, perform surgeries in many specialisations and provide in-service training for medical personnel.
QRCS also procures surgical equipment and consumables for the host hospitals.
In Ethiopia this year, two medical convoys will be deployed, one to treat 100 children with cleft lips/palates at the cost of QR365,000, while the other to treat anal fistula among 50 new mothers will cost QR1,825,000.
In Afghanistan, two medical convoys will be deployed: one will perform eye surgeries and provide medications and eyeglasses for 500 patients at a cost of QR250,000 and the other one will perform cardiac catheterisations for 230 children born with heart defects to cost QR2,300,000.
In Sudan, there will be seven medical convoys, including four to perform eye surgeries and secure medications and eyeglasses for 1,000 patients in West Darfur, South Kordofan and Kassala States at QR1 million).
The remaining three will be: one to perform general and urology surgeries for 100 patients, costing QR350,000, another to offer GP consultations for 400 patients in south Kordofan at QR200,000, and the third one to perform general surgery for 100 patients in South Kordofan at a cost of QR350,000.
In Mauritania, there will be deployed two medical convoys: one to perform cardiac catheterisations for 70 children with congenital heart defects (QR700,000), and the other to perform cardiac catheterisations for 50 adult patients (QR500,000). In Iraq, a medical convoy will be deployed to perform general surgeries for 240 patients, at a cost of QR552,000. In Pakistan, a medical convoy costing QR300,000 will perform thoracic surgeries for 100 patients.
Turkey will host five medical convoys as follows: urology and ENT for 300 Syrians at a cost of QR547,500; urology, plastic surgery; and general surgery for 200 Syrians costing QR550,000; cardiac catheterisations for 100 Syrians costing QR500,000); and urology, cardiology, eye; and orthopaedics for 50 Syrians at a cost of $1.297,750.
In Palestine, QRCS will deploy three medical convoys: one to perform cleft lip and cleft palate surgery for 65 children at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) hospital in Hebron to cost QR340, 837; another one in urology for 50 patients costing QR340,837; and support of specialised surgical procedures applied at Palestine’s hospitals, for the benefit of 200 patients costing QR730,000.
In Lebanon, QRCS will see a medical convoy to perform eye surgeries and distribute treatment and eyeglasses to 10,000 patients at a cost of QR5,292,500). A medical convoy will perform cardiac catheterisations for 80 children suffering heart issues. These interventions will cost a total of QR800,000. In 2019, QRCS deployed 10 medical convoys, providing treatment for 7,645 patients in orthopaedics, cardiac catheterisation for children, general surgery, urology, ENT, treatment of eye disease and anti-blindness interventions.
