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September 18th, 2024 ― Doha, Qatar: In response to the difficult humanitarian conditions experienced by the population of northwestern Syria, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has supported the Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Implants Center in Idlib, to provide specialized services for persons with disability who have poor access to medical services due to displacement and inadequate local health care facilities.
The project is aimed at enhancing the physical and mental health of persons with disability and injuries, improving the quality of life, and strengthening the resilience of internally displaced people (IDPs) and local communities in northwestern Syria, by providing prosthetic implant services and physiotherapy/psychological support sessions for the beneficiaries.
Under the supervision of QRCS’s representation office in Turkey, the center will implant 300 prostheses for persons who lost their limbs during the war or the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake. Also, 176 splints and orthoses will be used for the patients, with a special focus on children who need urgent medical interventions to ensure better health and growth.
Physiotherapy and rehabilitation sessions will be held by a specialist team, with custom treatment programs tailored to the needs of each patient. A total of 18,270 physiotherapy sessions will be given to 1,680 beneficiaries, to enable them to overcome their disability and return to normal everyday life activities.
Furthermore, the project involves 2,500 psychosocial support sessions for the beneficiaries and their families, to ensure social integration. The number of patients who need psychological support services is 650. This will help improve their mental health and ability to adapt to their conditions.
Serving a total of 2,200 direct beneficiaries and over 11,000 indirect beneficiaries, the project will make the persons with disability more independent, socially integrated, and self-reliant, as well as healthier and happier.
In northern Syria, there is a severe shortage of health services, especially in rehabilitation and prosthetics. The grave humanitarian crisis resulting from the war and the devastating earthquake proved the critical need to support the Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Implants Center, being the only specialized center in Idlib to offer comprehensive prosthetic services.
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About Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS)
Established in 1978, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is Qatar’s first humanitarian and volunteering organization that aims to assist and empower vulnerable individuals and communities without partiality or discrimination.
QRCS is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which consists of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and 191 National Societies. It is also a member of several GCC, Arab, and Islamic organizations, such as the Islamic Committee of International Crescent (ICIC) and the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization (ARCO). In this legally recognized capacity, QRCS has access to disaster and conflict zones, thus serving as an auxiliary to the State of Qatar in its humanitarian and social efforts — a role that distinguishes it from other local charities and NGOs.
Both locally and internationally, QRCS has relief and development operations in numerous countries throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Central and South America. Its humanitarian mandates include disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and risk reduction. To mitigate the impact of disasters and improve the livelihoods of affected populations, QRCS provides medical services, food, water, shelter, and other needs of local communities. It is also active at the humanitarian diplomacy and advocacy front.
With the help of a vast network of trained, committed staff and volunteers, QRCS aspires to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity, inspired by the seven Fundamental Principles of humanitarian action: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.