JHAS is a non-profit organization that provides medical services in the Middle East. In Jordan they are working in the refugee camps as a partner with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). On Wednesday we met with the field officer for Northern Jordan to get acquainted. It was a good meeting and we were very impressed with what they do.
JHAS has clinics in the refugee camps as well as out in communities that serve the poor, including refugees. We were surprised to learn that they have 36 health centers inside Syria. In addition to fixed site clinics, they run a mobile health unit that travels all around the country and serves about 60 patients a day.
They also run the Dulayl Trauma Hospital which treats injured patients who are brought across the border into Jordan from the war in Syria. The treatment is free of charge.
One of the things we like about serving here in Jordan is that we get to meet good people doing good things like JHAS. We will continue our discussions to see if there's anything LDS Charities can do to help them in their important work.
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