DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) recently opened 13 healthcare centres in different places in Bangladesh to benefit more than 500,000 people .
QC implemented the projects in the poorest districts of Pabna, Kishoreganj , Gazipur, Naogaon, Madaripur, Barguna, Gaibandha, and Barisal, at a cost of
QR1,000,000.
As part of the project, QC supplied these centres and the outpatient clinics with drugs and medical items. It also covered routine medical examinations. QC runs these projects either directly, or in cooperation with local committees in order to offer basic medical care services.
Mohammed Amine Hafith, QC’s Office Director in Bangladesh, said that QC implemented the projects out of its endless efforts to support the health sector in Bangladesh for its importance in the development process.
QC tries to offer comprehensive services to the needy people of Bangladesh who live in rural areas where poverty and illiteracy exist. So, QC’s projects targeted these areas. “These projects will save the lives of so many people, especially chronic patients, women and children. They are the first victims of the lack of medical services. They need to travel long distances in order to be treated.”
With its belief of the importance of the health sector, QC has recently implemented a medical project related to the Qatari Hospital and Medical centre at a cost of QR560,000. It offers medical services to 100,000 people. It covers all kind of treatments including outpatient and inpatient clinics, medical tests, radiology, and drugs.
QC also offers training to nurses, laboratory and radiology technicians, and pharmacist assistants.
Some doctors and specialists usually refuse to go to far-flung areas. So the training for other medical staff helps prepare them to offer services to patients.
The inhabitants of these areas turn to shamans and quacks who tend to deceive the families and fleece them. They make use of the patients’ willingness to cling to any thread of hope, and make them believe that magic can heal. With QC’s help, however, the trained staff will offer all services these patients need at a low cost.
The Peninsula
