The leishmaniasis pandemic in Tel Temer and its countryside.
The number of leishmaniasis cases in 2022 reached almost 20 thousand cases in Tel Temer and its countryside, and this was caused by the Khabur river being extremely polluted due to the water being cut off by the turkish state, and also because of lack of awareness and knowledge among the local population on how to take protective measures and how to treat the disease.
But thanks to the efforts of the KRC center and the health education team and their house visits that where happening all year long, the pandemic was swiftly and effectively delt with. And last year, KRC made huge efforts to provide medicine and treatment to the patients. However, some patient used herbal alternatives to treat the disease which inevitably made their condition to worsen, and the medical team advices not to use these methods and to come to the leishmaniasis center to recive treatment and medicine if new cases of the disease occured.
With the support of Medico International Switzerland, the Kurdish Red Crescent continues to provide its medical services to the residents in remote villages in the outskirts of Tabqa through mobile clinics.
The services of the KRC continue in remote areas of Tabqa.
Access to remote and rural areas, especially those that have faced many crises, including a lack of medical services due to their distance from city centers, is one of the biggest challenges in providing healthcare.
Since 2016, the Kurdish Red Crescent has been providing services to these areas as part of its priorities and goals. Hundreds of remote villages have been targeted and provided with primary healthcare services, as well as services for women and children, through mobile clinics equipped with ambulances and medical teams. This is done through ongoing programs, and one of the targeted areas is the rural area of Tabqa. The mobile clinic team, currently supported by Medicos International Switzerland, visits several villages that are approximately 65 km away from the city center, continuing to provide the care that the residents in these areas have been lacking.
Primary Health Care in Sherwa
KRC opened a health point in the country side of Shirawa district over 5 years ago, where the paramedic team, and the ambulance provide first aid for 6 villages (Bujr Qas – Al-Thoq Al-Kabeer – Kalotah – Maiasah – Zarni’itah – Bashimra), and the services cover almost (4900) inhabitants, and these services are being provided while there aren’t any emergency and healthcare cernters in the area.
The Kurdish Red Crescent continues its services in the villages of al-Shahba
KRC opened a health point in the country side of Shirawa district over 5 years ago, where the paramedic team, and the ambulance provide first aid for 6 villages (Bujr Qas – Al-Thoq Al-Kabeer – Kalotah – Maiasah – Zarni’itah – Bashimra), and the services cover almost (4900) inhabitants, and these services are being provided while there aren’t any emergency and healthcare cernters in the area.
Mahamudli camp
KRC’s health point at Mahamudli camp is one of the points that receives a great number of beneficiaries, and that number could reach to 150 patients a day, and they are being provided with various medical services. and it’s considered the only health point in the camp that’s operating 24/7 in order to take care of the refugees phisical and mental health.
Al-Rasheed clinic in Raqqa
Approximately 5,000 beneficiaries per month in Al-Rasheed clinic in Raqqa
Al-Rasheed clinic in the city of Raqqa provides ambulatory services and health care 24 hours a day, and receives an average of 4,500-5,000 beneficiaries per month.
This care includes the three clinics (children’s, women’s, which has a normal emergency delivery room, and the internal), in addition to providing analyzes in the laboratory, and medicines from the pharmacy, and there are two emergency rooms and a trauma room.
Where this support in the Al-Rasheed clinic includes the services of the Protection Office, and continuous health education during the visits of the families.
Outside, the ambulance remains, and the emergency department is on standby for any accident and emergency.
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Together for well health and clean environment
We, in the Kurdish Red Crescent Organization in northeastern Syria, have been working for several years to develop our projects aimed at the safe disposal of medical waste and expired medicines. Last week, we met with UPP, the Health Authority, the Medical Services Centre and the Municipalities Authority’s Health Committee to develop new plans to improve activities and implement them systematically in the region.
This project aims to preserve public health and the environment in our region, and reduce environmental pollution and the risks facing us. We are proud of our work and hope that this project will lead to our shared goals of improving health and the environment.
We invite you to join us on this important project and spread awareness about the importance of the safe disposal of medical waste and expired medicines. Thank you for your support and cooperation with us
Renovating Afrin Hospital and improving the health situation in al-Shahba
Despite the capabilities and exceptional circumstances that the Shahba region is going through, our teams in the Kurdish Red Crescent have started a project to restore Afrin Hospital, which is visited by 13,000 patients monthly, and references from the regions and villages of Shahba, and receives their cases from clinics and ambulances, including performing surgeries.
The following sections of the hospital will be restored (operating room – laboratory – intensive care).
The restoration operations will last up to 60 days.
