6/9/2026
Doha – June 8, 2026
Supported by benevolent donors in Qatar, Qatar Charity (QC) has delivered kidney dialysis machines to a major hospital in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance healthcare services and ease the suffering of patients in need.
The initiative comes at a time when Somalia’s health sector faces a severe shortage of dialysis equipment amid a growing number of patients requiring regular treatment. High treatment costs—estimated between $500 and $600 per month per patient—continue to limit access to life-saving care for many families.
Humanitarian Response
Mr. Tahir Mohamed Haj, Programs Director at Qatar Charity’s Somalia Branch, stated that the support included 10 dialysis machines and 10 fully equipped medical beds provided to the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital in Mogadishu. He explained that the intervention is a direct humanitarian response to the rising number of kidney failure cases, stressing the urgent need for greater international efforts to reach all those in need across the country.
He expressed his deep appreciation to donors in Qatar whose continued generosity made the delivery of this life-saving equipment possible.
Key Cornerstone
For his part, Dr. Yusuf Çokay, Director General of the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research Hospital, praised the Qatari support, describing it as a “key cornerstone” for launching the hospital’s kidney department expansion project.
He noted that the hospital aims to establish a fully integrated dialysis unit equipped with 40 machines, adding that the machines provided by Qatar Charity will serve as the initial operational nucleus, enabling the hospital to begin delivering services to those most in need. He also thanked the Qatari people for their support to the hospital.
Mounting Pressure
This intervention comes amid mounting pressure on Somalia’s healthcare system. According to the Global Health Cluster, around 5 million people in Somalia require urgent health assistance due to the combined impacts of conflict, drought, and displacement, which continue to weaken national capacity to respond to chronic diseases.
It is worth noting that Qatar Charity implemented 24 health projects in Somalia last year, benefiting more than 143,000 people.