DOHA: Qatar Charity’s (QC) $2.3m collaborative funding will enable International Medical Corps to immediately scale up healthcare and training programmes to help those affected by conflicts in Syria and Central African Republic.
The funding will also help contain the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone.
With the common mission to assist and strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities worldwide, International Medical Corps and Qatar Charity had formed a global strategic partnership earlier this year.
The partnership will allow the organisations to maximise their reach in humanitarian hotspots worldwide.
“Thanks to Qatar Charity’s generosity, compassion and commitment to human dignity worldwide, this timely award will help us rapidly expand to meet these increasing humanitarian needs,” said Nancy A. Aossey, President & CEO of International Medical Corps.
“Joining forces with a leading global organization like Qatar Charity will make a tremendous impact in our emergency response, and in establishing programs that will have long-term, sustainable results.
“As the conflicts in Syria and Central African Republic wear on, putting countless families at great risk, and the Ebola outbreak intensifies in Sierra Leone, it is imperative that the international community react swiftly.”
Now in its fourth year, the conflict in Syria has resulted in 6.5 million displaced people, 50 percent of whom are children.
Due to disruptions in routine health care, overcrowding of living areas due to displacement and damage to water and sanitation infrastructure, many are at high risk of communicable and preventable diseases.
International Medical Corps, with support from Qatar Charity, will provide lifesaving health care to Syrian children displaced by the conflict.
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