The representation office of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Somalia has completed a medical convoy for general surgery and urology at De Martini Government Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Carried out in cooperation with Somalia’s Ministry of Health (MOH), the project’s cost was $114,212 (QR 416,302).

A Qatar Red Crescent Society delegation, including Dr. Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, Director of Relief and International Development Division, and Rushdi Abdelkhaleq Bamasoud, Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, attended the inauguration ceremony along with the hospital’s management.

The 17-day project aimed to treat the poorest and most vulnerable patients across and around Mogadishu, especially the villages and camps hosting internally displaced people (IDPs).

It involved the screening, examination, and clinical diagnosis for 736 outpatients. Then, 494 patients received laboratory tests and medical prescriptions, while 242 others underwent surgeries, including 221 and 21 general and urology operations respectively.

Other activities included the rehabilitation of the hospital’s main operating room, by installing surgical light and A/C; restoring walls, ceiling, and floor; and inspecting and maintaining the main power supply lines.

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With these results, the project has exceeded the targets in the original action plan, which included 600 medical examinations, 200 procedures, 400 medical prescriptions, and postoperative care for the patients, as well as capacity-building for local medical professionals.​