QRCS to launch 25 medical convoys
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) gives top priority to building the capacity of the health sectors in poor and affected countries, by providing health facilities with the needed medications, medical equipment, and supplies, a statement said Sunday.QRCS’s Projects Guide 2025 features 73 projects to meet the health care needs of almost 699,000 beneficiaries, at a total cost of QR84mn. These include 48 health projects worth over QR68mn, to treat and serve 689,900 patients in Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank), Syria, Yemen, Niger, Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Bangladesh.This year, QRCS plans to launch a total of 25 medical convoys, across Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Niger, Sudan, Lebanon, the West Bank, Bangladesh, Somalia, Mauritania, and Afghanistan.The total budget for these medical convoys is approximately QR16mn, and they will reach out to some 9,000 poor patients. QRCS welcomes donations from the benevolent people of Qatar via its website (www.qrcs.qa); mobile app (QRCS); call center (44027777); donor service (66666364); home donation collection (33998898); SMS with the code “1” to 92216 (QR 100), 92552 (QR 250), 92869 (QR 350), 92092 (QR 500), and 92246 (QR 1,000); or bank transfer as follows: QIB (IBAN: QA51QISB000000000110575190014), QIIB (IBAN: QA66QIIB000000001111126666003), Al-Rayan Bank (IBAN: QA18MAFR000000000011199980003), QNB (IBAN: QA21QNBA000000000850020196062), or Dukhan Bank (IBAN: QA37BRWA000000000200000094340).