Al-Tamuh Club Honors Volunteer Doctors in the Special Olympics Health Program

The Kuwaiti Al-Tamuh Sports Club for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the official representative of Special Olympics Kuwait, honored a number of volunteer doctors in its health program, in appreciation of their efforts in providing medical services to the club’s athletes through foot health, eye health, physical therapy, and ear, nose, and throat programs.

During the event, Rahab Bursali, National Director of Special Olympics Kuwait, told KUNA that the honored doctors presented an exemplary model of volunteerism by dedicating their time and expertise to serve Special Olympics athletes, opening their clinics to welcome athletes affiliated with various schools, institutions, centers, and associations with love and sincerity.

Bursali added that the honoring ceremony, held at the headquarters of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, which hosts Al-Tamuh Club, and under the patronage of Sheikhah Sheikha Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, was a tribute to these doctors’ contributions and a recognition of their continuous efforts.

She noted that Sheikhah Al-Hindi, an athlete at Al-Tamuh Club and Special Olympics, and Health Ambassador, delivered a speech expressing the athletes’ gratitude to the doctors and their constant commitment to monitoring their health and physical fitness, as well as their attention to young athletes through specialized health programs.

She clarified that the health program enjoys broad support from the Ministry of Health, alongside private sector institutions that contribute to facilitating the implementation of its programs, most notably the comprehensive annual health screening conducted across various governorates. She expressed her appreciation to all supporters, sponsors, and media outlets, particularly KUNA and the Ministry of Information, for their role in highlighting the message and community activities of Special Olympics.

For her part, Dr. Ghada Ibrahim, a family medicine consultant and volunteer at Al-Tamuh Club, who was honored at the event, told KUNA in a similar statement that her volunteer experience with Special Olympics Kuwait began in 2022, marking a distinctive milestone in her professional and humanitarian career due to the opportunity it provided to serve people with disabilities through health screening and awareness programs.

She added that she joined the team after being nominated to participate in the Special Olympics committee, despite this coinciding with the coronavirus pandemic period and the associated professional commitments at the Ministry of Health. She emphasized that her desire to provide volunteer work serving Kuwaitis was the driving force behind her continued involvement in this initiative.