The Qatari Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs (QSRSN) has recently distributed 42 medical and compensatory devices worth more than QR200,000 for the use of specialist doctors attending to the needs of these special people.
Since 2002, QSRSN has created the coupon sales committee tasked to sell coupons to buy medical and compensatory devices after realising there was an increasing need for these equipment.
Sheikh Thani bin Abdulla Al Thani (pictured), QSRSN Board Chairman, said the society has extended efforts to give intense care to the disabled, whom he find are talented and special just like other people.
“The society has endeavoured to provide all what could help the disabled in living a natural and comfortable life and not limiting their movement and abilities. The society also works hard in creating the right environment for the disabled through the correct medical and compensatory devices,” he said.
QSRSN is a non-government funded organisation that primarily provides integrated care for children and young adults with special needs and disabilities. Its objectives are numerous and diverse, depending on the requirements of the individual, and the centre welcomes all abilities.
The 42 distributed devices include: an electric medical bed, two normal medical beds, five wheel chairs specialised for intense disabilities, electric wheelchair, 10 normal wheelchairs, large size wheelchair, two carriage specialised for children, soft permanent chair, two crutches, standing assist, three tools and handles to be fixed in rest rooms, permanent rest room chair, rest room wheel chair, breathing assisting apparatus, medical assistant devices, silicon cover for artificial limbs, leg curvature amender, upper part of artificial limb, two medical shoes, three hearing devices along with financial aids for treatment.
The agreement of distributing the devices has been confirmed during the 31st meeting of the committee presided over by Executive Manager Ameer Al Mulla.
The Peninsula