The project will benefit vulnerable, displaced, low-income, and disabled patients with heart disease.
Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), in partnership with Qatar Charity, has started a project to perform 100 free-of-charge therapeutic catheterizations at the Cardiovascular Center in Taiz, Yemen, for the benefit of vulnerable, displaced, low-income, and disabled patients with heart disease.
Funded by the donations of the benevolent people of Qatar, the $100,000 project also involves the provision of medical solutions, consumables, and other supplies for the cardiac catheterizations.
In his statements, Dr. Abu Zarr Al Gendi, Director of the Cardiovascular Center in Taiz, said, “QRCS and Qatar Charity continue to address the suffering of people. The patients with heart disease are among those who suffer most, especially those requiring cardiac catheterizations. We have many registered patients who experience difficult living conditions and cannot afford treatment.”
Nabil Jamel, Director-General of Taiz Planning and International Cooperation Office, praised the development programmes and plans supported by Qatar, through QRCS and Qatar Charity.
“I would like to thank our brothers at QRCS, Qatar Charity, and the Cardiovascular Center,” said Mr. Jamel. “I hope that this support would continue and expand.”
Eng. Ahmed Hassan Al Sharaji, head of QRCS’s office in Yemen, expressed his happiness at the launch of therapeutic catheterizations, which happened to take place during the holy month of Ramadan — a symbol of mercy and giving.
“This project is part of the ongoing efforts made by QRCS and its partners to back the Cardiovascular Center in Taiz, with the aim of improving the quality of diagnostic and therapeutic services provided for the patients with heart disease. I hope this support would make a real difference in the lives of patients in need of cardiac catheterizations and reduce their suffering and the suffering of their families,” he added.
Dr. Abdullah Al Naim, head of Qatar Charity’s office in Yemen, stated, “These operations are part of our humanitarian initiatives in Yemen over the past few years, which are designed to ease the pain of vulnerable patients and upgrade the services of specialized medical facilities, amid a protracted crisis that caused economic failure and collapse of the health system.
“I would like to express my pleasure at the continued cooperation with our partners QRCS and the Cardiovascular Center in Taiz, to make a difference in the lives of poor patients with heart disease, especially during the month of compassion and solidarity. I would like also to express gratitude to the benevolent donors of Qatar for their contributions to such significant humanitarian initiatives. May Allah bless their giving.”
