The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has recently participated in a number of health events organised by schools which benefited 1,255 people of various ages.
The QRC Medical Affairs Department had an active presence in the cultural and educational week organised by Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Independent Secondary School for Boys.
Some 300 visitors attended the activity, dubbed as the “Biggest Wealth”, which is aimed at creating awareness in the fight against smoking and chewing tobacco.
The QRC also participated in a three-day safety and security exhibit titled “Together for a Better Health”, organised by Abo Hanifa Independent Model School for Boys, which was attended by 150 visitors.
In both events, students, teachers and staff were briefed about the QRC’s role in society.
It trained groups of students and teachers about first aid, distributed health education printouts, and recruited volunteers especially for the upcoming Disaster Management Camp in April.
The QRC also delivered a lecture on first aid and its importance in saving lives and encouraged a healthy, non-smoking lifestyle.
Besides distributing gifts to students, it conducted networking with representatives of participating organisations to expand the scope of its community work.
Under the QRC school programme, seven lectures on healthy food, personal hygiene, and first aid applications were held.
Some 500 students, teachers and parents attended the lectures at five schools: Al-Andalus Independent Primary School for Boys, Al-Aqsa Preparatory School for Girls, Al-Andalus Preparatory and Secondary Private Schools for Boys, Zubaida Secondary School for Girls, and Al-Khansaa Independent Primary School for Girls.
The Qatar Red Crescent also organised first aid courses to different companies and institutions in Qatar, benefiting 305 persons.
It was the latest of a series of 11 courses in Arabic and English for 175 Qatar National Bank staff members.
The trainees learned basic first aid, surface water rescue, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Participants were taught techniques on moving injured people and how to deal with suffocation, bleeding, injury, fracture, burn, epilepsy, poisoning, and heat exhaustion cases.
The QRC said they want to create a “culture of initiative spirit” and volunteerism besides promoting safety and security standards.
It prepares its personnel to help the most vulnerable social groups, whether in emergency management, life support, standard of living improvement, mainstreaming of healthy attitudes, or disease prevention.
The QRC played an active role in a number of health events organised by schools in Qatar.
The QRC played an active role in a number of health events organised by schools in Qatar.
