World Suicide Day and Awareness Sessions

World Suicide Day, celebrated on the tenth of September of each year, is an important occasion aimed at raising awareness about mental health issues and providing ways to prevent suicide. Within the framework of this occasion, the Kurdish Red Crescent organizes a variety of activities that highlight the importance of social support and community awareness about the dangers of suicide, by organizing awareness sessions under the slogan “Changing the Discourse on Suicide” that extend over five consecutive days targeting men and women over the age of eighteen in several areas such as Tal Tamr, Al-Shadada, Abu Khashab, Abu Qalqal, Manbij city, Raqqa city, Al-Jurniya, Gire Lage, Al-Hol camp and Washokani camp, where psychological support services are available within KRC health facilities. This occasion is an opportunity to enhance our understanding of the causes of suicide, which contributes to building a more cohesive society that is able to face psychological challenges, as providing the necessary information and assistance can make a real difference in the lives of many people, and thus contribute to effectively reducing suicide rates.
 

The role of internal clinics in providing primary health care

 

Internal clinics in the Kurdish Red Crescent facilites play a vital role, where they are providing basic and essential health care that helps maintain the health of residents and displaced people inside and outside camps.

In the Washokani camp for displaced people, that located west of the city of Hasakah, the internal clinic of the Kurdish Red Crescent Center for Primary Health Care provides its services such as examinations, echo diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, monitoring of patients with chronic diseases, evaluation and referral of infectious diseases, and providing medical, psychological and other guidance for all age groups, at a rate ranging between 30-40 beneficiaries every day.