A woman receiving treatment at Lafoole Health Center operated by QRCS in Somalia.
Doha: The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) representation mission in Somalia is operating the Lafoole Health Center in Lafoole, Lower Shabelle, for the benefit of 30,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees.
At a cost of QR396,266, the project will provide primary health care and reproductive health services for the people of Lafoole and neighboring areas of southern Somalia.
In the preparatory phase, a field survey was conducted for health centers that need support and provide reproductive health services and primary health care. Based on the assessment, the Lafoole Health Center was selected. The QRCS team visited to assess the center’s conditions and meet with its physicians, nurses, and administrative staff.
So far, the team was selected to operate the center for one year. All the staff were subject to precautionary research, signed employment contracts, and have started working at the facility.
The medical and administrative staff consists of one general practitioner (GP), one pharmacist, two certified midwives, two qualified nurses, two nursing assistants, one laboratory technician, one cleaner, and one security guard.
The services available at the center include primary health care (clinical examinations, medical tests and provision of medications), reproductive health (delivery, maternal and child health), minor operations (wound cleaning, superficial suturing), and follow-up with chronic diseases.
