ERC opens health and service projects in Erbil camps

ERBIL, 2nd March, 2015 (WAM) -- The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, yesterday opened a number of health and service projects in the camps of displaced Iraqis in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, in order to provide more comprehensive care to tens of thousands of displaced people coming to the region from neighbouring provinces as a result of the escalation of events in the region. The projects of the ERC included two health clinics, a bakery project and a lighting project, which serves more than three thousand displaced people. The ERC delegation was headed by Dr. Mohammad Atiq Al Falahi, Secretary-General of the ERC and with the membership of Saeed Suhail Al Mazroui, Director of International Aid Management, and a number of volunteers, accompanied by Rashid Mohammed Al Mansouri, Consul-General of the UAE in Erbil, and representatives of the Barzani Charity Foundation, which launched the projects to make a quantum leap in improving the lives of the displaced. Dr. Muhammad Atiq Al Falahi stressed that these projects embody the keen interest of the wise leadership of the UAE led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to alleviate the suffering of displaced Iraqis and stand by them in difficult circumstances that have affected much of their lives. Al Falahi said that these projects came to light thanks to the support of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and the follow up of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395277280510.html