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DOHA: The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have signed a grant agreement of QR4m, to deliver primary and secondary health care for the Rohingya people forced to move to Bangladesh, and to provide shelter for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rakhine State, Myanmar, said a release.
The agreement was signed by Sultan Ahmed Al Aseeri, Manager of Country Programs at QFFD, and Youssef Abdullah Al Sada, Executive Director of QRCS.
In his remarks, Al Aseeri, praised the effective role played by Qatar, adding: 'The Rohingya refugees are suffering on a daily basis to reach the most basic means of living, as their lives are constantly threatened by poverty, hunger, and disease. This support represents a new hope for them. The health sector is considered a priority for the Qatar Fund for Development, as it is one of the sustainable development goals.
'We have already worked together in response to the crisis, with $500,000 contribution from QFFD to offer life-saving shelter, food, nonfood, water, and sanitation aid, said Al Sada.
Under the agreement, the relief programme will involve improving the living conditions at shelter camps in Myanmar, by constructing standard shelters for the displaced in the Sittwe and Kyauktaw townships of Rakhin State. The new shelters will help protect 6,720 direct beneficiaries, as well as 33,600 indirect beneficiaries, mainly women, children, elderly people, and the poorest households.
As for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, the field hospital of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) at the Palong Khali camp, Cox's Bazar, will be developed and operated to offer primary and secondary health care for around 800,000 refugees and host communities.
In addition, the international medical professionals will be replaced with local personnel. Nine medical and administrative personnel from QRCS will be assigned to supervise the project for one year, and 90 local medics will be qualified through training workshops to run the medical facility.
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