Qatar- QRCS provides aid to displaced Iraqis
Date
5/25/2016 9:56:16 PM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) An internally displaced family receiving food packets in Fallujah.
DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has provided urgent humanitarian aid to internally displaced people amid the ongoing military operations in Fallujah City of Iraq. Aid distribution comprised basic foodstuff and began a couple days ago.
So far, 250 families have received food packets out of 1,500 targeted families. Extra 1,500 food packages are kept as a strategic emergency stock. Two mobile medical clinics were also dispatched to offer healthcare services to the newly displaced families. QRCS is running five mobile clinics in Fallujah. The initiative is part of the second phase of QRCS’s relief programme in Fallujah at a cost of $1m provided by Qatar Development Fund (QDF). During the first phase, QRCS distributed 6,000 food packets to 36,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Fallujah and Al Anbar.
Three mobile clinics were also provided to offer primary medical care for more than 80,000 IDPs.
Two tankers were mobilised to provide 20,000 people with drinking water for six months on daily basis.
QRCS’s mission in Iraq is coordinating with international humanitarian organisations, providing them with information about the situation on the ground, thanks to its pre-emptive strategy that enabled it to consider and prepare for this scenario in advance, said a statement.
Some 50,000 Iraqi families have fled their homes due to the unrest in past few days. They are in dire need for help amid severe conditions and lack of humanitarian aid. Early in April, QRCS launched a fundraiser for Fallujah. Donations could be made by sending SMS to 92966 (QR100), 92770 (QR500), and 92740 (QR1,000);
Donors can approach QRCS’s headquarters or donation collection booths at malls and shopping centres. Donation could also be made online at www.qrcs.org.q.The Peninsula