Kuwait donates $1 million to treat Syria refugees from cancer

DEAD SEA: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) yesterday signed one million dollars donation to King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center (KHCC). The Kuwaiti donation aims to contribute in the treatment of Syrian refugees in Jordan from cancer, KFAED’s Director-General Abdulwahab Al-Bader stated to KUNA. Al-Bader made his remarks after signing the third deal with KHCC Chairperson Princess Ghida Talal, bringing the total amount to three million dollars over a three-year period. The financial contribution is part of KFAED’s humanitarian aid framework to support the humanitarian situation of refugees and alleviate the burden of hosting them on the Kingdom, he said. It is also part of Kuwait’s commitment to provide aid and support to Syrian refugees, Al-Bader noted, adding the Fund’s overall financial aid the Syrian refugees has reached USD 250 million.

The donation will support diagnosing the disease, performing laboratory tests, x-rays, chemotherapy, physiotherapy, palliative therapy, and bone marrow transplant on patient refugees, he said. It will also help providing emergency procedures and medicine to the patients, in addition to operating tumors removal surgeries, treating complications resulted from other surgeries, and running medical procedures to alleviate pains resulted from the disease, added AlBader. For her part, Princess Ghida lauded the Kuwaiti donation and expressed pride and appreciation of KHCC’s strategic partnership with KFAED, thanking the Fund for its unlimited support and generosity to the Center. — KUNA