Charities work to upgrade healthcare centre in Iraq (22/07/05)

LIFE for Relief and Development will cooperate with the International Humanitarian Help Organisation of Germany (IHH) in upgrading LIFE's healthcare centre in Basra, according to reports.

The centre has provided care for Iraqis

The healthcare centre, which was established by LIFE in 2001, has provided services to over 100,000 residents of Al-Hakimiyya and its surrounding areas since its inauguration.

Although the upgrade aims to provide better services for all patients, the main focus will be the construction of a maternity and children's hospital that will serve more than 200,000 people in Al-Hakimiyya, Tuwaisa, Junaina and Al-Andalus. Currently, the clinic operates three hours a day due to limited resources.

However, during these three hours, doctors at the facility see an average of 50 patients per day. At its current state and with the shortage of diagnostic equipment and advanced medical instruments, the clinic was still rated the best in Basra by the local health authority.

Source: MENAFN