Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is pursuing its humanitarian efforts to enhance specialized health care services in Syria, with a new project to provide dialysis kits and cardiac catheterization supplies for hospitals and health centers in the rural parts of Aleppo and Idlib Governorates, helping meet the growing needs of patients most affected by crises and disasters.
The project is aimed at saving the lives of patients and reducing mortality rates and complications by securing essential medical supplies for dialysis sessions for patients with kidney failure, as well as supporting cardiac catheterization departments with necessary medical supplies for the diagnosis and treatment of heart problems.
A total of 5,140 dialysis kits would be delivered to several hospitals and centers, covering the needs of 72 patients with kidney failure for six months — three sessions per patient per week.
Also, cardiac catheterization supplies would be delivered to three specialized centers, to ensure life-saving health care for 845 pediatric and adult cardiac patients.
According to the project’s plan, 917 patients are expected to benefit from the project, in addition to more than 4,500 indirect beneficiaries, including family and community members, with less demand on the local health system and lower costs of treatment.
QRCS is implementing this vital intervention in cooperation with its local partners, within its ongoing commitment to providing health support for war and disaster-affected communities in Syria, towards its strategic goals of saving lives and strengthening the health systems in the most vulnerable areas.
