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Qatar Tribune
16 minutes ago
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
QRCS, talabat raise over QR 300,000 for Gaza
Tribune News Network Doha A joint campaign co-implemented by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and talabat, the leading on-demand delivery platform in the MENA region, has successfully raised over QR 300,000 for Gaza relief efforts. The one-month campaign received a stronger-than-expected response from talabat customers, who chose to redeem and convert their reward points into donations on the talabat app. This contribution will go to QRCS, in support of its ongoing efforts to provide the blockade with every possible form of relief assistance, including water, food and medical care, amid such an unprecedented humanitarian calamity. In a statement, Faisal Mohamed Al-Emadi, Secretary-General of QRCS, expressed his sincerest gratitude to the benevolent people of Qatar, who made the campaign a remarkable success with their donations and compassion. 'It was another impressive episode of solidarity and support from the people of Qatar towards their Palestinian brothers and sisters,' said Al-Emadi. 'Even the smallest donation can make a real difference in the lives of the affected people of Gaza.' This is not the first time QRCS and talabat join hands for charity. In November 2024, a similar campaign raised over QR 1.1 million in donations, to support relief interventions for the war victims in both Gaza and Lebanon.
Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
- Health
- Qatar Tribune
QRCS launches health project for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has announced a new humanitarian project to improve and scale up the quality of health services at the field hospital for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Funded by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and implemented in collaboration with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), the project is part of the ongoing efforts to improve health conditions at the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, which host more than one million refugees amid harsh living and humanitarian conditions. A QRCS statement said the core of the project is to operate the BDRCS field hospital for 24 months, ensuring the continuity of basic and specialized health care services for refugees and host communities. (QNA) page 2
Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
- Health
- Qatar Tribune
QFFD, QRCS enhance health services for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Tribune News Network Doha Funded by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and implemented by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), a new humanitarian project has recently been launched to improve and scale up the quality of health services at the field hospital for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Being implemented in collaboration with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), the project is part of the ongoing efforts to improve health conditions at the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, which host more than one million refugees amid harsh living and humanitarian conditions. The core of the project is to operate the BDRCS field hospital for 24 months, ensuring the continuity of basic and specialized health care services for refugees and host communities. The project targets more than 150,000 beneficiaries, providing emergency medical care, reproductive health, maternal and child health care, dental care, and psychosocial support, while enhancing the field hospital's infrastructure and capacity. Also, the project will establish an epidemic emergency preparedness and response hub, to boost disease monitoring and rapid response to potential outbreaks, given the overpopulation at camps and ongoing epidemic-related challenges. The project is an effective model of humanitarian partnership between national and international organizations, combining the field expertise of BDRCS with the technical and financial support provided by QFFD and QRCS, which helps strengthen the local health system and make it more crisis-proof. As an active response to urgent health needs, this intervention is inspired by Qatar's commitment to the principle of humanitarian solidarity, as well as its constant efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people, particularly in zones of protracted conflicts and humanitarian disasters.
Qatar Tribune
12-08-2025
- General
- Qatar Tribune
QRCS continues to support Yemen's water sector
Tribune News Network Doha The representation office of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Yemen has completed a project to dig boreholes and construct water tanks in the towns of Lawdar and Mudiyah, Abyan Governorate. Aimed at securing clean water for 23,200 people, the project had a total cost of $413,115, funded from the giving of benevolent Qatari donors. It involved digging four boreholes, installing solar-powered pumping systems, constructing four 27 cubic metre concrete water storage tanks, building control rooms to manage and operate borehole components, and extending 3,926-metre water supply networks connecting boreholes and tanks. During the technical procedures to hand the project's outcomes over to the local communities and competent authorities, Gamal Alala, director-general of Lawdar, expressed his great happiness with the project: 'With generous support from QRCS, we are inaugurating Lawdar water well, Shabiba borehole, and two water tanks. These projects ensure the sustainable provision of water for 10 remote villages that have been underserved for decades, and the population had to suffer a lot to get water'. Ali Harbaji, director-general of Mudiyah, considered the project a significant development for the two beneficiary localities. 'For many years, these areas have been suffering from water scarcity and inadequate services infrastructure,' he commented. 'We appreciate the efforts of QRCS to support humanitarian and development projects and help rural communities live with dignity. This achievement has put an end to many years of suffering and addressed the needs of more than 3,000 people in five villages'. In a statement, Eng. Ahmed Hassan Al-Sharaji, head of QRCS's office in Yemen, revealed the volume of relief and development water-related interventions done since 2020: 'There are 352 surface water wells and 21 boreholes dug, rehabilitated, and operated, at a total cost of over $3.5 million (some QR13 million), as part of 10 projects implemented over the past five years'. He added, 'In coordination with the competent authorities, we managed to provide clean water for 370,581 people, mostly in remote, underserved, and desperate villages across 59 districts in 11 governorates, as follows: Taiz, Dhale, Al-Hudaydah, Raymah, Sa'dah, Al-Jawf, Ibb, Al-Mahwit, Hajjah, Lahij, and Abyan'. Al-Sharaji highlighted the importance attached to the water sector in QRCS's plans and programs, explaining, 'QRCS's interest in and response to such projects align with its humanitarian priorities, notably easing the water shortage, providing potable water, making it easier to get water, protecting children against falling into open water wells, and preventing the spread of waterborne diseases such as schistosomiasis and cholera'. 'One of the key challenges to the project was the difficult geographical features of several target districts. For example, in Jahaf, Dhale, QRCS's personnel crossed mountainous heights and extremely rugged terrain to construct concrete supports and lay 1,500-metre water supply networks to deliver water to mountainous villages,' he concluded. According to UN reports, Yemen is one of the world's poorest countries in terms of water resources, with more than half of the 30-million population lacking access to safe water, especially in rural areas and remote communities. To help alleviate the water crisis in Yemen, QRCS is launching a project to dig 10 new boreholes, equipped with solar-powered tanks and pumps, to meet the water needs of 35,000 people. Those willing to support this QR4 million project can donate via the following link:
Qatar Tribune
10-08-2025
- Health
- Qatar Tribune
QRCS project set to provide medical care for patients with cancer in Syria
Tribune News Network Doha As part of its humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering of patients with cancer in Syria, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a new project to provide costly chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and hormonal drugs for patients with cancer at oncology centres in northern Syria. The project responds to the significant gap in specialized health care services in northern Syria, exacerbated by the prolonged conflict and unaffordable prices of cancer drugs. Hopefully, it will help reduce mortality rates and health complications among patients with cancer and ease the burden on local health care facilities by reducing the need to refer patients for treatment abroad. Under the project, essential cancer drugs such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, will be supplied, distributed, and examined for quality in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the health directorates in Idlib and Aleppo. These supplies are expected to directly benefit 112 patients with cancer over the five-month period, in addition to 560 indirect beneficiaries from the families of patients and the local community. In a statement, Mohamed Bader Al-Sada, assistant secretary-general for Relief and International Development at QRCS, said, 'Given the high mortality rates and limited resources, there remains a need for more support to address the gap and provide early detection and treatment services for various types of cancer'. Al-Sada revealed preparations for a new project to provide chemotherapy and immunotherapy drugs for 400 displaced and poor patients with cancer at oncology centres in Syria. He called on the benevolent donors to lend a hand in creating a new hope for patients with cancer, by donating via the project's webpage ( or calling the home donation collection number (33998898). 'A donation of just QR10,000 can save the life of a patient, after years of suffering and pain from cancer,' he emphasized. This intervention builds on a previous project, implemented by QRCS in 2024, to provide drugs and medical supplies for more than 900 patients with cancer. It also involved supporting cancer treatment centres with medical equipment and training for health care personnel. Cancer in Syria continues to be a significant public health concern, exacerbated by years of conflict and its impact on health care infrastructure and access to treatment. Despite efforts to rebuild and strengthen cancer care services, shortages of essential medications, limited access to specialized treatment facilities, and lack of comprehensive cancer screening programs remain major challenges.
