Health Care for Syrians

The Altkaful Health Center in Ramtha has been in operation for approximately three years and provides medical services in most of the major medical specialties at very low cost (about $1 - $2) to refugees from Syria.  The center was one of the locations where we did diabetic testing during the recent campaign and we called it the "clean hospital" because every time we went there someone was mopping the floors.  The facility is providing a very valuable service to a large number of refugees.

We met the director Dr. Abd Elmajid Ali Alzubi,  during the recent campaign and were very impressed with him and the clinic.  We were anxious to go back and visit with him again and explore the possibility of LDS Charities being of assistance in some way.

Dr. Abd was very welcoming and proud of the clinic.  He has great passion for what he is doing.  He told us they serve approximately 315-400 patients per day.  The facility is not the most modern but seemed to be fairly well equipped.  They serve a wide area including nearby Irbid and have two mobile units that go out into the community twice a week to serve patients that cannot come to the hospital.  They utilize medical students and nursing students in training from nearby Jordan University of Science and Technology.  

Their most pressing need is for medicine and supplies like bandages.  We hope LDS Charities will be able to help them.