Doha, Qatar: As part of the efforts made by the Qatari government and humanitarian organizations to support the resilience of the people, institutions, and vital sectors of Syria, a high-level delegation from Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) arrived at Damascus International Airport , yesterday.
The Qatari delegation arrived at Damascus International Airport aboard a Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) aircraft, carrying 12 tons of critical and sophisticated medical equipment to help Syrian hospitals continue providing quality health care services for patients.
The purpose of this humanitarian visit was to deliver a new batch of Qatari aid under the “Take Heart Syria” initiative, containing medical equipment and supplies.
These were donated by Sidra Medicine, Al-Tafa’ol Trading Company, United International Trading Company, and Doha Health Care Group, in coordination with QRCS, SARCS, and Syria’s Ministry of Health (MOH).
The delegation was headed by President of QRCS, Yousef bin Ali Al-Khater; Secretary-General, Faisal Mohamed Al-Emadi; Assistant Secretary-General for Relief and International Development, Mohamed Bader Al-Sada; and Assistant Secretary-General for Communication and Resource Development, Mohamed Ahmed Al-Beshri.
They were received by Syria’s Minister of Health H E Dr. Musaab Nazzal Al-Ali; Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Syria Khalifa Abdullah Al Mahmoud; President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society (SARCS), Dr. Mohamed Hazem Bakleh; Director of Damascus Health Directorate Dr. Wael Dagmash; Representative of Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Hisham Dirani and staff of QRCS’s representation office in Türkiye.
The Qatari delegation arrived at Damascus International Airport aboard a Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) aircraft, carrying 12 tons of critical and sophisticated medical equipment to help Syrian hospitals continue providing quality health care services for patients.
This airlift was preceded by three land aid convoys. On August 28, 2025, 22 aid trucks started to depart from the warehouses of Sidra Medicine and QRCS in Doha in three batches. The convoys travelled through Saudi Arabia and Jordan, ending in Syria, with 78 tons of aid.
Thus, the total volume of aid delivered under the initiative totalled 90 tons of medical equipment and supplies, at a value of over QR45m.
In his keynote speech during the event, Al-Khater stated, “The aid shipment that arrived today, and the previous ones, are the result of fruitful and appreciated cooperation between Qatar’s MOFA, Sidra Medicine, Syria’s MOH, QRCS, and SARCS. These combined efforts were meant to send a message of solidarity to Syria."
