In conjunction with the humanitarian campaign launched by Qatar Charity to support Sudan, “Sudan Outburst,” and as part of its ongoing humanitarian efforts to support and strengthen the capabilities of the health sector there, Qatar Charity implemented a new qualitative intervention, which represented the provision of 8 incubators for newborns and premature babies in the states of Al-Jazeera and the Red Sea, in addition to phototherapy devices for children suffering from jaundice, with generous support from charitable people in Qatar.
Dr. Osama Abdel Rahman Al-Faki, Director-General and Minister-designate of the Ministry of Health in Al-Jazira State, expressed his appreciation for Qatar Charity’s support, stressing that the partnership with it constituted essential support for the development of the health sector in the state. He also stressed that providing these devices would enhance the hospital’s capabilities.
For her part, Dr. Zainab Ahmed Al-Tayeb, a specialist in pediatrics and neonatology and head of the neonatology department at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in the city of Wad Madani in the state of Al-Jazeera, explained in a statement issued by Qatar Charity and reached Al-Jazeera Health on Monday, that 3 out of 6 nurseries in the department were broken down and not working efficiently.
She added that there was an urgent need for more incubators and equipment to ensure the provision of services to children, as the maternity ward accommodates 15 to 20 children, while there are currently about 34 children in the nursery, including 17 premature babies whose ages range between 28 and 34 weeks.
The importance of this health intervention implemented by Qatar Charity is highlighted in light of the worsening suffering of the health sector in Sudan as a result of the war, which led to the disruption of a number of hospitals and the damage of many medical devices, which created an urgent need to provide the necessary medical equipment, especially in states that have witnessed a large voluntary return in the recent period, as is the case in Gezira State.
Alleviate suffering
Dr. Khadim Allah, head of the neonatal department at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, noted the positive impact of providing incubators and phototherapy devices from charitable people in Qatar, stressing that Qatar Charity did not fail to provide these devices that alleviated the suffering, praying to God to reward them well, and expressed her hope for continued support for the hospital.
It is worth noting that the health support provided by Qatar Charity by providing incubators and phototherapy devices for newborn babies came in conjunction with the provision of 14 dialysis machines to treat the most needy patients in the Nile River State, as part of a long series of ongoing interventions to provide devices, medical consumables and life-saving medicines, especially for patients with kidney failure and cancer in Sudan.