DOHA QATAR Charity (QC) has completed paramedic training for 100 Syrians in Lebanon.
The intensive course was carried out in collaboration with the Islamic Medical Association in Lebanon.
“Training these Syrians meets the needs of Syrians at home and the funding from Qatar Charity supplied all the equipment that will be used to provide medical aid to Syrians at the border,” said QC executive director for international development in a press statement.
“The project is the first in a series to provide training in collaboration with the Islamic Medical Association, to make up for the acute shortage of paramedics in Syria, which increases as the number of injured people increases,” he added.
He explained that the presence of qualified paramedics in the field would save many lives as injured people were often going without medical aid. “Health projects are a major component of QC’s current mission in Syria,” he said.
The conclusion of the course was celebrated in a special graduation ceremony attended by a number of officials from QC and Islamic Medical Association.
“Qatar Charity’s pioneering relief efforts in Syria are not a secret, especially in the area of health, where it has been the forerunner since the beginning of the revolution, providing support to treat thousands of wounded and sick people, delivering medicines and providing ambulances,” said Dr Mahmoud, chairman of Islamic Medical Association.
“Qatar Charity is currently working at the Medical Association Centre in Arsal, transporting the wounded from the border to hospitals and also training a large number of Syrian paramedics; enabling them to perform their humanitarian duty by rescuing the injured and wounded and alleviating their pain,” Dr Mahmoud added.
Dr Nahed, head of emergency relief, thanked QC for the great efforts it has undertaken for the benefit of thousands of sick and injured Syrians.
Certificates of attendance were presented to the graduates who expressed their happiness, as well as shields for the QC delegation in recognition of their efforts.
The training was launched by QC in response to the high level of unanswered distress calls which highlighted a severe shortage of ambulance staff, particularly in the besieged areas, which had led to the death of many of the wounded.
QC has carried out health projects for the Syrian people valued at QR 13 million since the beginning of the conflict; treating the sick and wounded, providing artificial limbs and medical equipment and supplies, including ambulances.
QC’s most recent health project for Syrians took the form of a medical relief support programme which aims to provide health services for around 7,000 residents of the provinces of Lattakia and Idlib.
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