The March of Dimes today
unveiled the first of three
'Mom and Baby Mobile Health
Centers' that will bring
much-needed medical care to
pregnant women, new mothers,
and babies in areas ravaged by
Hurricane Katrina.
The Mobile Health Centers were
paid for with a $3 million
gift from the people of Qatar
as part of the $100 milli
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The March of Dimes today
unveiled the first of three
'Mom and Baby Mobile Health
Centers' that will bring
much-needed medical care to
pregnant women, new mothers,
and babies in areas ravaged by
Hurricane Katrina.
The Mobile Health Centers were
paid for with a $3 million
gift from the people of Qatar
as part of the $100 million
Qatar Katrina Fund. The Fund
was established by the Amir of
Qatar, H.H. Hamad Bin Khalifa
Al-Thani, in September 2005 to
provide direct assistance to
people and institutions in
most dire need in the wake of
the storm. The New Orleans
Mobile Health Centers will be
staffed by the Daughters of
Charity Services of New
Orleans (DCSNO) and partnering
agencies of the Partnership
for Access to Health Care
(PATH) and will begin
operations in March. This
collaborative effort made
possible by the March of Dimes
and its partners is
unprecedented and unique for
the greater New Orleans region
and hopefully will be a model
for others to follow.

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