Development And Relief Foundation

DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FOUNDATION'S (DRF) PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY, EDUCATED, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. DRF FOCUSES ON FULFILLING THIS PURPOSE IN IRAQ. TO MEET ITS PURPOSE, DRF PROVIDES GRANTS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INCOME-GENERATING TRAINING FOR WIDOWS, DISTRIBUTING NOURISHING FOOD AND IN-KIND ITEMS TO UNDER-SERVED FAMILIES, SPONSORING ORPHANS AND LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELPED CONSTRUCTING THE KARBALA HOSPITAL (IMAM AL-HUJJAH HOSPITAL (IHH), A FULLY EQUIPPED AND SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. IHH STARTED PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AS OF MAY 23, 2017. THE HOSPITAL WILL REACH FULL CAPACITY AFTER THREE STAGES. IN 2022 IHH LUNCHED THE OPEN-HEART SURGERY LED BY A TEAM OF CARDIAC SURGERY FROM ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK. UPON COMPLETION OF ALL DEPARTMENTS, IHH WILL BE ABLE TO MEDICALLY SERVE A POPULATION OF 3 MILLION AT AN AFFORD

ORPHANSDRF PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR OVER 7,000 ORPHANS AND THEIR FOSTERS FAMILIES. SUPPORT INCLUDES FINANCIAL AID, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, CLOTHING, FOOD, AND IN-KIND ITEMS. DRF ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO ORPHAN SCHOOLS SUCH AS AL SADIQ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AL SADIQ PRESCHOOL AL SALIHAT ACADEMY, AND AL-MASHARIQ SCHOOL.

HOSPITAL2022 WAS AN ASTONISHING ACHIEVEMENT YEAR FOR IHH AND ITS MEDICAL STAFF. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF MEETING THE CORONAVIRUS CHALLENGES, IHH WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND BY ADVANCING ITS SCOPE OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES AS WELL, IHH LAUNCHED THE OPEN-HEART SURGERY LED BY A TEAM OF CARDIAC SURGERY FROM ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK. MOREOVER, THE HOSPITAL HOSTED MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.ON THE MEDICAL FRONT, IMAM AL-HUJJAH HOSPITAL REACHED ITS FIRST MILESTONE IN 2022. IHH DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY WAS RE-AWARDED THE ISO CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY THROUGH ISO ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER, THE IRAQI ACCREDITATION SYSTEM, IQAS. IHH IS PROUD OF ITS WELL-TRAINED ICU NURSES THAT CARE FOR PATIENTS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS. IN ADDITION, THE SURGICAL DEPARTMENT HOSTED MEDICAL OPERATIONS IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES SUCH AS NEUROSURGERY, SPINE, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES, AS WELL AS ENT, COSMETIC, UROLOGY, OBGYN, AND GENERAL SURGERIES.DURING 2022 IHH PROVIDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 135,453 PATIENTS.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IHH PERFORMED 4,544 SURGERIES, EITHER FREE OF CHARGE OR AT MAJOR DISCOUNTS. IN TOTAL, IHH EXTENDED ITS FREE AND DISCOUNTED MEDICAL SERVICES TO AROUND 13,643 PATIENTS, PROVIDING SERVICES WORTH OF $ 342,523 (US DOLLARS).IN 2022 IHH PROCURED $711,000 WORTH OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, RANGING FROM DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT TO SURGICAL EQUIPMENT, AND DEVICES FOR LAPAROSCOPY, UROLOGY, ALONG WITH ENT SCOPES. IHH ALSO FULLY FURNISHED 10 ROOMS IN ITS ICU UNITS.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE POORDRF PROVIDES GRANTS FOR HELPING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL HELP, ESPECIALLY WIDOWS, THE DISABLED, VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, AND REFUGEES. DURING 2022, DRF DISTRIBUTED CLOTHING SETS FOR 2,864 ORPHANS. DRF ALSO, PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 1,030 UNDERSERVED FAMILIES WORTH OF $290,627.