Thousands receive clean water in Al-Shahba camps.

The Kurdish Red Crescent, with the support and cooperation of the Area Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) and Mezzaluna Rossa Kurdistan Italia Onlus, has launched an important initiative to construct two wells equipped with solar energy systems. This project aims to provide sustainable solutions for accessing clean drinking water near the Serdem and Berxdan camps and medical points in the Shahba region, which is experiencing a massive influx of displaced persons, particularly from Afrin, due to the dire humanitarian conditions faced by the population.

The residents of Shahba face numerous challenges, as the area has been affected by various health and environmental crises, ranging from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to the devastating earthquake that struck northern and western Syria last year. Therefore, the provision of clean drinking water is a pressing necessity for the health of the local community and is a significant step towards enhancing essential infrastructure and improving the daily living conditions for the displaced, as well as reducing reliance on non-renewable resources through the use of solar energy systems.

Primary Health Care Center in Shadadi Town

Medical institutions play a vital role in providing health care to communities, especially in areas lacking basic services.
In this regard, the Kurdish Red Crescent shows a strong commitment to delivering medical and health services to the residents of North and East Syria, with a focus on remote areas, where the primary health care center in Al-Shadada town is an example of this, as it provides a wide range of services including inpatient, gynecological and pediatric clinics.
This center also contributes to facing seasonal health challenges such as intestinal and chest diseases and cases of diarrhoea, which increase during the summer. In addition to providing ambulance services, laboratory analysis, and necessary medicines for patients, reflecting the organization’s continuous efforts to ensure that health care reaches the largest possible number of people.

KRC is implementing an extensive community development campaign

 

With the aim of supporting emergency response and medical care and meeting the needs of people affected by natural disasters and crises, with the support of ” Medico international ” organization and in cooperation with several local authorities, Kurdish Red Crescent began an extensive campaign includes several areas in the North and East Syria and North and West Syria.
The campaign, which includes civil defense and first aid training, enables more than 10,000 people to plan and prepare in advance to deal with natural disasters and crises, mitigate their effects, assist in search , evacuate and rescue operations, and provide necessary medical help at critical moments, with the aim of minimizing human and material losses.

 

Local hospitals praise the work of medical staffs

The Kurdish Red Crescent Organization receives wide praise and appreciation from all segments of society in the areas where it is present for the urgent response and the medical and humanitarian services it provides to beneficiaries. Where The Kurdish Red Crescent medical and humanitarian teams have been able to efficiently reach all areas in NES to provide emergency and essential services to the people.
KRC and its medical staff receive thanks and appreciation from local hospitals in all regions, as a result of their dedication and sincerity in performing the tasks assigned to them. This reflects the commitment and social responsibility of the Kurdish Red Crescent in serving local communities in northern and eastern Syria.