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LoginQRCS Launches Health, Nutrition Project for More Than 50,000 People in Yemen
Sanaa, September 28 (QNA) - Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a new humanitarian project to improve access to life-saving health and nutrition services in Abs District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen, benefiting more than 50,000 vulnerable people.
In a statement issued today, QRCS said the project has a total budget of $600,000, funded by the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The project includes a comprehensive package of health interventions, including the rehabilitation and operation of five key health facilities: Abs Hospital and health units in Al-Kharazah, Labadah, Dawood, and Bani Arjan.
Support will include the provision of medications and medical equipment, installation of solar power systems to ensure continuity of operations, and the supply of water, fuel, and other operating materials. The project will also provide financial incentives for health workers to ensure the continued delivery of services.
The medical services will include consultations, examinations, free medications, maternal and newborn care, vaccination, safe delivery services, including cesarean sections, as well as emergency medicine and mental health care.
To address nutritional challenges, the project will provide therapeutic and supplementary nutrition programs to combat acute malnutrition among children and pregnant and lactating women, as well as establish infant and young child feeding counseling corners at the target facilities.
The project will also strengthen the role of community health volunteers in early detection by conducting field surveys, screening campaigns, community awareness activities, and referrals of critical cases.
Programs Specialist at QRCS’s office in Yemen, Dr. Munira Dahan Al-Aini said the project represents an urgent response to provide primary health care, reproductive health, and nutrition services. She added that discussions are underway with OCHA to expand the partnership and coordinate efforts to enable health facilities to respond to growing needs in Hajjah and Al-Hudaydah governorates.
The intervention comes amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen and mounting pressure on the health sector. According to the humanitarian assessment, around 19.7 million people are in need of urgent health care services, while 18.3 million people are facing food insecurity. More than 2.2 million children and 1.3 million pregnant and lactating women are at risk of malnutrition. (QNA)
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