{"id":18368,"date":"2026-01-14T12:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=18368"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:00:10","slug":"conclusion-of-qatari-merciful-hearts-initiative-to-treat-somali-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/conclusion-of-qatari-merciful-hearts-initiative-to-treat-somali-children\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bConclusion of Qatari &#8220;Merciful hearts&#8221; initiative to treat Somali children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u200bMOGADISHU &#8212;<\/strong> The &#8220;Merciful Hearts&#8221; initiative, organized by Qatar Charity to perform corrective surgeries for children with congenital heart defects, has concluded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The closing ceremony was attended by H.E. Dr. Maryam Mohamed Hussein, State Minister of Health for Somalia, along with senior officials and medical specialists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Al-Arab Qatari Newspaper, the initiative benefited 37 children from six Somali states as part of Qatar Charity&#8217;s mission to provide life-saving medical interventions to the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Qatari newspaper quoted H.E. Dr. Maryam Hussein, who expressed gratitude to the State of Qatar, emphasizing that such initiatives represent a qualitative addition to Somalia\u2019s healthcare sector and reflect the deep-rooted humanitarian cooperation between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200bAl-Arab Newspaper reported that this initiative is part of an ongoing humanitarian journey; in 2025 alone, Qatar Charity performed hundreds of surgeries globally, including 30 in Somalia, 100 in Bangladesh, 42 in Ghana, and 47 procedures in Syria, concluding the year with these 37 successful cases in Mogadishu. The organization intends to expand these efforts to meet growing demands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, Al-Arab Qatari Newspaper highlighted poignant success stories, such as those of young &#8220;Sinwar&#8221; from Puntland, &#8220;Adnan&#8221; from Hiran, and &#8220;Abbas Owais,&#8221; who is now preparing to return to school after his recovery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Statistics provided by the newspaper indicate that Qatar Charity implemented 20 health projects in Somalia during 2025, reaching over 113,000 beneficiaries, underscoring the sustainable impact of Qatari humanitarian interventions in improving healthcare and quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bMOGADISHU &#8212; The &#8220;Merciful Hearts&#8221; initiative, organized by Qatar Charity to perform corrective surgeries for children with congenital heart defects, has concluded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The closing ceremony was attended by H.E. Dr. Maryam Mohamed Hussein, State Minister of Health for Somalia, along with senior officials and medical specialists. According to Al-Arab Qatari &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-health-cluster","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18368"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18372,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18368\/revisions\/18372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}