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Qatar Charity has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health to provide medicines to the ministry’s public hospitals, with an estimated 47,000 patients to benefit from the project.
Qatar Charity Sri Lanka organised a celebration to mark the supply and start of distribution of essential medicines to public hospitals, especially those related to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Ramesh Ramitana, Minister of Health Asila Gunawardena and representatives of the Ministry of Public Security and Directorate General of Non-Governmental Organizations attended the ceremony.
In this context, Mr. Mahmoud Abu Khalifa, Director of Qatar Charity’s office in Sri Lanka, noted that the implementation of this project is very important given the crisis that the Ministry of Health is experiencing in the supply of medicines and health services, especially medicines for people with chronic diseases, as it will help improve the health services provided to patients.
He noted that the project is a generous donation from the people of Qatar to the people of Sri Lanka, aimed at enhancing public health and strengthening human values.
The Sri Lankan Minister of Health expressed sincere gratitude to the people of Qatar, Qatar Charity Foundation and the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Sri Lanka for their generosity and the donation of valuable medicines.
He noted that many donors, including the State of Qatar, have contributed money to support the Ministry of Health during the economic crisis the country is going through.
In this regard, while implementing a project to supply medicines to Ministry of Health hospitals, Qatar Charity is preparing to set up a primary health care center in a marginalized area of Sri Lanka, which will help improve early screening services and preventive treatment for communicable and non-communicable diseases, especially chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases. Qatar Charity will also work to provide medical beds to hospitals that are short of medical supplies.
Meanwhile, Qatar Charity will begin preparing to pay for eye surgery to remove cataracts for low-income people.
It is worth noting that the Sri Lankan health system has difficulties in providing primary and secondary medical services and medicines, especially for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, with an annual mortality rate of up to 80%. Unlike cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and its complications, 35% of the population under 35 years old suffers from hypertension.
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