A doctor working on the 4D ultrasound device.
Doha: Qatar Red Crescent provided the department of obstetrics & gynaecology at Makased Hospital in Jerusalem with 4D ultrasound device to help diagnose diseases in embryos, using the generous grant provided by four companies that belong to Mohamed Al Hamad Al Mane’ Group.
The project was carried out under an agreement signed between Qatar Red Crescent and the Association of Islamic Charitable purposes on the fifth of August 2012. It aims to improve the medical services provided to the Palestinian patients through the provision of medical services featured in the field of diagnosis of diseases in embryos.
The device will have a great input in the field of medical diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological diseases and childbirth defects and disorders. Makased Hospital provides excellent medical services 24 hours a day.
With regard to the nature of the beneficiaries of this project, they are women and Arabs living in the city of Jerusalem and its suburbs. The Obstetrics department at Makased Hospital receives 3,500 in patient per year whereas the gynaecology department receives 1,500 in patient per year, as for the outpatients, 12,000 cases are received per year. This project greatly helped in increasing the capacity of the health sector in Jerusalem helping to bridge the growing demand and continuous access to health services, which contributes to the alleviation of the suffering of patients and their families.
This project yielded several success stories; simply seeing specialist doctors use the device to help Palestinian patients through early diagnosis of prenatal diseases using this advanced technology is by itself a success.
Decreasing the burden of having to go to Israeli Hospitals to have this kind of technology which is so expensive is another success. In addition, the device will help in accurate early detection of prenatal diseases which will greatly contribute to the improvement of medical services provided in the hospital and will help in the efficient suitable intervention.
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