UAE opens hospital capable to treat 1.4 lakh Rohingyas

A hospital capable of providing medical facilities to about 1.4 lakh Rohingyas has been opened in Cox’s Bazar. The hospital was built with the financial assistance from the Big Heart Foundation, a humanitarian NGO based in Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates in collaboration with the Medicines Sans Frontieres – Doctors without Borders.

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, humanitarian envoy of the Big Heart Foundation and chairman of Sharjah Media Corporation inaugurated the hospital on Friday, according to the website of the ReliefWeb, the world’s largest humanitarian portal. The AED3 million hospital aims to offer lifesaving aid and vital healthcare to around 1.4 lakh (140,000) displaced Rohingyas including a sizeable number of infants and young children. The 100-bed hospital build at a cost of about Tk 7 crore is already taking in patients and is expected to serve 7,200 beneficiaries in its first year.

Following the facility’s inauguration in Kutupalong camp, Al Qasimi and his accompanying delegation went on an inspection tour of the various units and were briefed about the 24/7 medical services offered at the hospital. They also learned about the hospital’s preparedness to contain infectious diseases and emergencies.

The hospital is equipped with intensive care units, pediatric and maternity wards, mobile clinics, and other units including support services for sexual assault victims – all delivered by a medical team from Doctors without Borders. The medical facility houses a water purification system, which will cater not just to patients, but to the locals exposed to waterborne disease outbreaks such as cholera, bloody diarrhoea, typhoid, and others.

The hospital offers a much-needed response to the immense health needs of the Rohingya refugees by strengthening the area’s current infrastructure in response to emergencies in the wake of epidemiological conditions or natural disasters.

 It is also equipped with hi-tech warning systems to detect infectious diseases and control their outbreaks. Al Qasimi said that the Rohingya refugees are among the most suffering communities anywhere in the world today and that the hospital shows UAE’s integrated efforts to spreading the humanitarian message worldwide. “The hospital mirrors the solemn humanitarian bonds that connect the UAE to the rest of the world,” he added.

UAE opens hospital capable to treat 1.4 lakh Rohingyas

A hospital capable of providing medical facilities to about 1.4 lakh Rohingyas has been opened in Coxs Bazar. The hospital was built with the financial assistance from the Big Heart Foundation, a humanitarian NGO based in Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates in collaboration with the Medicines Sans Frontieres Doctors without Borders. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, humanitarian envoy of the Big Heart Foundation and chairman of Sharjah Media Corporation inaugurated the hospital on Friday, according to the website of the ReliefWeb, the worlds largest humanitarian portal. The AED3 million hospital aims to offer lifesaving aid and vital healthcare to around 1.4 lakh (140,000) displaced Rohingyas including a sizeable number of infants and young children. The 100-bed hospital build at a cost of about Tk 7 crore is already taking in patients and is expected to serve 7,200 beneficiaries in its first year. Following the facilitys inauguration in Kutupalong camp, Al Qasimi and his accompanying delegation went on an inspection tour of the various units and were briefed about the 24/7 medical services offered at the hospital. They also learned about the hospitals preparedness to contain infectious diseases and emergencies. The hospital is equipped with intensive care units, pediatric and maternity wards, mobile clinics, and other units including support services for sexual assault victims all delivered by a medical team from Doctors without Borders. The medical facility houses a water purification system, which will cater not just to patients, but to the locals exposed to waterborne disease outbreaks such as cholera, bloody diarrhoea, typhoid, and others. The hospital offers a much-needed response to the immense health needs of the Rohingya refugees by strengthening the areas current infrastructure in response to emergencies in the wake of epidemiological conditions or natural disasters. It is also equipped with hi-tech warning systems to detect infectious diseases and control their outbreaks. Al Qasimi said that the Rohingya refugees are among the most suffering communities anywhere in the world today and that the hospital shows UAEs integrated efforts to spreading the humanitarian message worldwide. The hospital mirrors the solemn humanitarian bonds that connect the UAE to the rest of the world, he added.