ICRC and TBHF have signed a grant agreement worth AED550,000 in support of the ICRC's health operations in Pakistan

Dubai:  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) have signed a grant agreement worth AED550,000 ($150,000) in support of the ICRC's health operations in Pakistan. 

The two-month program is expected to commence in January 2023 and end in February 2023 and will support the running of the ICRC's mobile clinic, part of the Health on Wheels initiative. The program will provide healthcare for nearly 19,800 persons and routine immunization for approximately 280,000 children under five in flood-affected areas and districts of the Baluchistan region. The program will also include training on pneumonia case management.

Clare Dalton, the ICRC's Head of Delegation in the UAE, said, "We are pleased to announce our new partnership with TBHF, which will support ICRC activities, including primary health care, emergency treatment, and life-saving services to remote communities in need in Pakistan. Our Health on Wheels program aims to provide immediate relief where existing health facilities have been disrupted and then serve as transition facilities until the health systems capacity has been restored”.