Dubai charity sends relief caravan to Somalia
The medical team consists of more than 50 members and the field hospital has 10 beds.
Unlike the first caravan, which mostly focussed on securing foodstuff, the second one has a medical team that will run a mobile hospital
The Dubai-based charity Dar Al Ber Society has dispatched its second relief caravan for the drought- and famine-hit Somali people. The charity had dispatched its first caravan just two weeks back.
Unlike the first caravan – which mostly focussed on securing foodstuff – the second one has a medical team that will run a mobile hospital.
The caravan also includes experts who are assigned to work on a number of sustainable agricultural projects to combat the drought being witnessed in the country. The experts will also put in place measures to prevent another drought in the future.
Official records show that the Dar Al Ber Society first contributed Dh2.8 million and then donated Dh500,000 for the benefit of the Somali people who have been hit by a famine that reportedly killed many people and domestic animals.
Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, executive director of the charity, said the voluntary medical team was sent to Somalia in collaboration with the Zayed Giving initiative, Saudi German Hospital and Sharjah Charity House. “In just two days, the medical team has managed to treat over 2,000 patients of different ages in three clinics set up in remote areas of the country,” Al Falasi said.
The medical team consists of more than 50 members and the field hospital has 10 beds, he added. “These are in addition to an emergency unit, as well as internal, cardiac and paediatric sections, which are all equipped with the latest devices,” Al Falasi added.
Other members of the visiting team – which arrived in Hargeisa city on April 26 – are figuring out a number of sustainable agricultural projects to secure crops for people and fodder for animals, he said.
“The campaign, in line with the ‘Year of Giving’ initiative launched by the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, coincides with the nation-wide ‘For your sake, Somalia’ relief campaign.”
Imran Mohammed Abdullah, head of charity projects at Dar Al Ber, said the team assigned for the agricultural project met Somali officials to find out ways to avoid droughts in the future. “Special water wells will be dug to provide the water needed for planting lands with fodder to protect the animals,” he said. “Other crops will also be planted to ensure food for people.”
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com
Dubai charity sends relief caravan to Somalia
The medical team consists of more than 50 members and the field hospital has 10 beds.
Unlike the first caravan, which mostly focussed on securing foodstuff, the second one has a medical team that will run a mobile hospital
The Dubai-based charity Dar Al Ber Society has dispatched its second relief caravan for the drought- and famine-hit Somali people. The charity had dispatched its first caravan just two weeks back.
Unlike the first caravan – which mostly focussed on securing foodstuff – the second one has a medical team that will run a mobile hospital.
The caravan also includes experts who are assigned to work on a number of sustainable agricultural projects to combat the drought being witnessed in the country. The experts will also put in place measures to prevent another drought in the future.
Official records show that the Dar Al Ber Society first contributed Dh2.8 million and then donated Dh500,000 for the benefit of the Somali people who have been hit by a famine that reportedly killed many people and domestic animals.
Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, executive director of the charity, said the voluntary medical team was sent to Somalia in collaboration with the Zayed Giving initiative, Saudi German Hospital and Sharjah Charity House. “In just two days, the medical team has managed to treat over 2,000 patients of different ages in three clinics set up in remote areas of the country,” Al Falasi said.
The medical team consists of more than 50 members and the field hospital has 10 beds, he added. “These are in addition to an emergency unit, as well as internal, cardiac and paediatric sections, which are all equipped with the latest devices,” Al Falasi added.
Other members of the visiting team – which arrived in Hargeisa city on April 26 – are figuring out a number of sustainable agricultural projects to secure crops for people and fodder for animals, he said.
“The campaign, in line with the ‘Year of Giving’ initiative launched by the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, coincides with the nation-wide ‘For your sake, Somalia’ relief campaign.”
Imran Mohammed Abdullah, head of charity projects at Dar Al Ber, said the team assigned for the agricultural project met Somali officials to find out ways to avoid droughts in the future. “Special water wells will be dug to provide the water needed for planting lands with fodder to protect the animals,” he said. “Other crops will also be planted to ensure food for people.”
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com