QFFD, QRCS to Provide Health Care for 600,000 Iraqis in Mosul

Doha, September 09 (QNA) - Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the United Nations 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan in Mosul, Iraq, through the operation of the city's public hospital for 8 months. Under the agreement, QRCS will rehabilitate and operate the Mosul General Hospital for eight months, serving the city's 500,000 population, as well as 100,000 indirect beneficiaries. The agreement was signed by QFFD Director of Development Projects Misfer bin Hamad Al Shahwani and QRCS Executive Director Youssef Abdullah Al Sada. In a statement, Al Shahwani stressed the importance of this grant and its great compatibility with the interest of the State of Qatar in improving the livelihoods of communities around the world, especially brothers in Iraq. "QFFD pays great attention to health projects, in order to promote the health and wellbeing of the beneficiaries," said Al Shahwani. "In cooperation with Iraq's Ministry of Health and QRCS, this grant represents a renewed hope for the people of the city and its surrounding areas, serving up to 600,000 beneficiaries." "This project will contribute to the development of the region and help the local community to withstand difficult living conditions, by meeting a vital human need: health care," he added. Al Sada valued this generous contribution from QFFD, "a new episode of Qatar's track record in helping the Iraqi people for years now." "This intervention is important as the Mosul General Hospital is the only medical service provider in western Mosul, offering primary and secondary health care for the districts and outskirts of the city, in addition to reducing the morbidity and mortality rates," Al Sada added. (QNA)