Aden, August 11 (QNA) - Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has publicly inaugurated a dialysis center at Ibn Khaldoun Hospital in Al-Hawtah, Lahej Governorate, Yemen.
Being the governorate's first specialized dialysis facility, the center was constructed and highly equipped at a cost of nearly $1.5 million. Its units offer dialysis services and medical consultations for patients with kidney failure in Lahj and neighboring districts.
During the inauguration ceremony, Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Qasim Mohamed Bahibah stated: "This is a major infrastructure asset that would provide high-quality services for patients with kidney failure, alleviate their suffering, and save them the need to travel to other governorates for medical care".
Governor of Lahej Murad Al-Halimi praised the humanitarian and developmental role played by QRCS in backing health and services projects. "Today, we are reaping the fruits of an effective humanitarian partnership that helped upgrade the governorate's health services," he added. 
Director of Public Health and Population – Lahej Office Dr. Khaled Gaber described the center as a "quantum leap in the governorate's specialized health care services”, noting that it would give the beneficiaries easier and regular access to dialysis services. (QNA)