Hussein Cancer Center Honors Kuwait Fund for Development - Sarmad

(KUNA) — The King Hussein Cancer Center in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan honored the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development in appreciation of its contributions to supporting the treatment of Syrian refugees suffering from cancer, during a ceremony held to mark the center’s 25th anniversary.

In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Wednesday, the Fund said the honor recognizes the ongoing cooperation between the Fund and the center in providing medical care to Syrian refugees with cancer in Jordan, through financing diagnostic and therapeutic services that help alleviate the health and financial burdens on patients and their families.

The Fund added that it had awarded nine grants to the center, totaling $11.3 million, noting that the most recent grant agreement, signed last July, was worth $2 million to help cover the treatment costs of Syrian refugees with cancer in Jordan.

According to the King Hussein Cancer Center, approximately 500 Syrian refugee patients have benefited from the Fund’s support over the years of cooperation, enabling them to access diagnostic, therapeutic, and follow-up medical services. The support also helped patients unable to afford treatment to start or continue their care without financial constraints hindering their access to necessary medical services.

The Fund’s contributions included financing laboratory tests, radiological imaging, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgical procedures, bone marrow transplants, as well as palliative care and urgent medical interventions, according to patients’ treatment needs.

Osama Al-Attal, Director of the Banking Department at the Fund, received the honor at the ceremony, which was held under the patronage of King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah in the Jordanian capital, Amman, with the attendance of numerous officials, partners, and supporters of the center.