QRCS, KRCS provide relief to refugees in Bangladesh

The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) representation mission in Bangladesh is continuing with the project to improve shelter conditions and healthcare services at refugee camps in Bangladesh.

The $3 million project is co-funded by QRCS and Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), with support from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.

Since the beginning of the project, some 834,000 refugees have benefited, including 1,200 families (6,000 people) who benefit from shelter services and 828,000 refugees who benefit from primary healthcare services and community health activities.

In terms of shelter and non-food items (NFIs), the construction of shelter units at camps is in progress, with 400 shelters constructed so far. Also, 1,200 NFI kits have been purchased and delivered to the warehouses of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), which would be distributed later to the beneficiaries who received the shelters.

Regarding health care, the QRCS-run three camp health centres have received, examined, and treated 17,434 patients, with the total number of beneficiaries reaching 49,907. The field awareness raising visits carried out by community health personnel have benefited 84,012 refugees, or 339,853 since the start of the project.

Continuing until the end of May 2023, the project’s target is 834,000 beneficiaries from Myanmar refugee and host communities, including 6,000 beneficiaries of shelter services and 828,000 beneficiaries of primary health care services and community health activities.