Qatar Charity (QC) has said more than 25,000 families have benefited from Al Jaber Medical Centre in Pakistan’s Attock, which was set up with a donation from a Qatari philanthropist.
The centre, inaugurated last year by QC, functions round the clock to provide “high-quality healthcare services” to beneficiaries, the charity has stressed in a statement.
The facility, which was built at a total cost of QR438,400, is located in Attock in Pakistan’s Punjab region and consists of two floors. The first floor includes a patient waiting area, reception hall and medical examination rooms, while the second floor has rooms for gynaecology, pharmacy and laboratory.
The centre has advanced medical equipment such as an X-ray machine, ultrasound machine, obstetrics and gynaecology equipment, surgical instruments and other necessary equipment, the statement notes.
Al Jaber Medical Centre is located in an area where people, particularly women, have severely suffered from shortage of healthcare services and could not access medical treatment because of poverty, QC pointed out.
Qatar Charity established the centre in response to their needs, contributing to humanitarian and development efforts in Pakistan, the statement noted.
"Qatar Charity attaches great importance to the health sector, taking into account people's needs. It aims at supporting local development in Pakistan, particularly the health sector, education, water and sanitation, etc," said Amin Abdul-Rahman, the director of QC's office in Pakistan.
The centre “seeks to provide high-quality general medical and gynaecological services at a subsidised cost as well as emergency services throughout the week, and services for the poor and general public”.
It also works to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate in Attock by providing “services close to the population in a timely manner”. The diabetes and ophthalmology clinics, as well as the diagnostic laboratory at the centre, have “brought about a value-addition to the region and helped reduce diabetes and eye problems”, the statement adds.
The facility, which was built at a total cost of QR438,400, is located in Attock in Pakistan’s Punjab region and consists of two floors. The first floor includes a patient waiting area, reception hall and medical examination rooms, while the second floor has rooms for gynaecology, pharmacy and laboratory.
The centre has advanced medical equipment such as an X-ray machine, ultrasound machine, obstetrics and gynaecology equipment, surgical instruments and other necessary equipment, the statement notes.
Al Jaber Medical Centre is located in an area where people, particularly women, have severely suffered from shortage of healthcare services and could not access medical treatment because of poverty, QC pointed out.
Qatar Charity established the centre in response to their needs, contributing to humanitarian and development efforts in Pakistan, the statement noted.
"Qatar Charity attaches great importance to the health sector, taking into account people's needs. It aims at supporting local development in Pakistan, particularly the health sector, education, water and sanitation, etc," said Amin Abdul-Rahman, the director of QC's office in Pakistan.
The centre “seeks to provide high-quality general medical and gynaecological services at a subsidised cost as well as emergency services throughout the week, and services for the poor and general public”.
It also works to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate in Attock by providing “services close to the population in a timely manner”. The diabetes and ophthalmology clinics, as well as the diagnostic laboratory at the centre, have “brought about a value-addition to the region and helped reduce diabetes and eye problems”, the statement adds.
