atar Red Crescent Society, HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Hospital for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics in Gaza Strip Sign Agreement

Gaza, April 03 (QNA) - Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Hospital for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics in the Gaza Strip signed a cooperation agreement, to implement a project to provide rehabilitation treatment to the poor persons with disabilities in the Gaza Strip, marking the start of the project's implementation. The agreement was signed by Head of the Qatari Red Crescent Society's (QRCS) representation office in Gaza Dr. Akram Nassar and Vice-Chairperson and Managing Director of the hospital Dr. Khalid Abdul-Hadi. In this context, Dr. Nassar affirmed that the new project works to provide rehabilitation services to 635 poor persons with disabilities who receive rehabilitation services at HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Hospital in the Gaza Strip, pointing out that the project also includes providing supplies for the installation of prosthetic limbs, a number of wheelchairs and hearing aids, in addition to spare parts for electronic ear shells, at a total cost of more than QR 900,000. On the importance of the project for persons with disabilities, the Director-General of the hospital Nour El-Din Salah explained that signing this agreement comes in the context of cooperation between the hospital and QRCS to support persons with disabilities, as well as the rehabilitation services provided to them in the Gaza Strip, pointing out that rehabilitating and integrating persons with hearing and movement disabilities into society is one of the hospital's priorities, which seeks to ensure the continuity of providing these direct services to people with disabilities, in coordination with international institutions. The QRCS has implemented 71 health projects in the Gaza Strip since 2008, to contribute to improving the quality of health services provided to patients and strengthening the health system there, at a total cost of QR 270 million. (QNA)