Tuesday January 31, 2017
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Qatar Charity (QC) has opened a model health centre in Jazeera region, 30 kilometers from Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
More than 80,000 people will benefit from the Center. There is a severe shortage of health facilities in most provinces of Somalia. QC built a complete health facility to combat the outbreak of epidemic and infectious diseases. The residents of this region were facing difficulties in getting proper treatment. They were forced to travel to Mogadishu for health needs, and the high treatment costs and other negative factors made them vulnerable groups, said Mohammed Hussein Omar, QC's director of the regional office in Kenya.
The health center provides therapeutic healthcare services that reduce the outbreak of the epidemic and infectious diseases among the population and reduce mortality by immunizing children.
QC built the health centre to accelerate development in Somalia an help people of the region to lead a decent life. Omar thanked the people of Qatar for supporting this important project, as they have usually contributed to the implementation of many development projects, financially sponsored many families in need, and provided assistance to Somali civilians in need, most of whom are orphans, students and persons with special needs.
QC opened a representative office in Mogadishu in 2007 as part of its strategic plan that aims at rebuilding, activating and organizing the fieldwork. In January 2010, Qatar Charity transformed its representative office in Somalia into a field office after the approval of Ministry of social Affairs.
Qatar Charity in Somalia carried out programs and activities in several areas including sponsorships, social welfare, education, culture, water and sanitation, income-generating projects, urgent relief and early recovery.