It is known that the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation is cooperating with the Arab Medical Relief Society in Jordan, which is an association specializing in charitable medical work and providing its services to the needy poor and refugees in Jordan, in order to equip and operate the Sheikh Jassim Primary Health Care Center, which includes examination and emergency rooms and pharmacy management. In addition to various clinics that include dentistry, General medicine, gynecology, and children, as well as two health units abroad for men and women. The project provides free primary health care. For more than 9,000 refugees per month. The importance of establishing these medical clinics comes in view of the significant shortage in providing health services in the camp. This is due to the increase in the number of Syrian refugees, which led to deficiencies in the health care sector inside the camp.
Mr. Saeed Mudhakir Al-Hajri said that during the visit to Jordan, the Foundation’s delegation inspected the Sheikh Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani Center and learned about the daily workflow and the basic medical services that the center provides to Syrian refugees, especially since their numbers are constantly increasing, which calls for a review of the medical services that the center provides to them. Al-Hajri pointed out that the Foundation’s delegation listened to doctors from various specialties, technicians and workers in order to learn about the progress of work in the various clinics, where the medical, administrative and technical aspects that need to be strengthened were identified so that the Sheikh Jassim Center could carry out the medical tasks entrusted to it towards refugees and provide services to the refugees. The largest number of them, at the required speed and manner.
Al-Hajri added, “The Foundation’s delegation, after meeting with the Arab Medical Relief Society and listening to the progress of work and aspects of the shortage, decided to provide 12 respirators to provide medical assistance to children, and the necessary measures were taken to include them in the Sheikh Jassim Primary Health Care Center as soon as possible. The delegation also made arrangements to At the doctors level, new doctors and nurses were appointed and the center was provided with some new equipment. The delegation also saw that the Foundation would provide an additional dental clinic, an internal medicine clinic, and a children’s clinic at the Sheikh Jassim Center. Directions were also given to solve the administrative problems facing the center’s administrators and workers. It was also decided to establish health insurance. For all employees of the center.
The CEO pointed out the importance of training the workers at the Sheikh Jassim Center for Work Promotion, noting in this regard that the organization decided to provide a monthly budget in order to ensure the training of workers to raise the efficiency of the staff working at the center.
Al-Hajri added: “It is being planned to expand the Sheikh Jassim Center by adding two caravans with an area of 20 square meters, adding a rest area for employees, and making some modifications in the waiting area for patients in a way that suits the general aesthetic appearance of the center.”
The CEO of the Foundation pointed out that more than 120,000 Syrian refugees have benefited from the center’s free services since its opening in April 2017 until now, indicating that the annual operational cost of the center exceeds 2 million riyals.
The Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation monitors the progress of work within the Sheikh Jassim Health Care Center in Azraq Camp through field and inspection visits throughout the year carried out by a number of the Foundation’s members to determine the quality of medical services provided to patients, as well as the required needs of medicines, devices and medical equipment to enable doctors. The nursing team treats and cares for Syrian refugees and patients
