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QRCS provides urgent relief for Rohingya refugees
QRCS provides urgent relief for Rohingya refugees
A QRCS relief team distributed emergency healthcare, shelter, food and non-food items to beneficiaries as a response to the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.QRCS's Disaster Information Management Centre (DIMC) was also activated to monitor the situation and receive updates. The team visited Qatar's embassy in Dhaka and places where the refugees are staying, attending several meetings with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to discuss the most-needed aid for the refugees.The relief included deploying mobile clinics to refugee sites, providing shelters, giving other necessities, and distributing hygiene kits to prevent potential diseases from spreading, and setting up water tanks for drinking and personal use.