Cancer care and education in Jordan
By Anna Ilaria-Mayrhofer
At the end of October, OFID’s former Director-General Suleiman J Al-Herbish concluded his 15-year tenure at the institution with a mission to Jordan to sign grant agreements supporting cancer care and education. The first agreement of US$400,000 was extended to the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) to finance specialized diagnostic and treatment equipment, which is expected to benefit over 4,000 patients per year. OFID previously extended two grants totaling US$1 million to the KHCF to help purchase radiology equipment.
KHCF Chairperson Princess
Ghida Talal counter-signed the agreement and expressed her gratitude for OFID’s generosity: “The support we receive from OFID helps us save patient lives every day. We truly value this empowering
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partnership, which advances our mission of providing the best treatment to our cancer patients.” A US$150,000 grant agreement
was also signed with Inas Taifi, Director of the Saudi Center for the Rehabilitation and Training of Blind Girls, to help fund the expansion and upgrading of the center (see story on pages 24-25). OFID previously extended a
US$130,000 grant to the Saudi Center to support the participation of visually impaired girls from Jordan and neighboring Arab countries in two training courses for the academic years 2011-2013. Al-Herbish referred to the signings as another milestone in the history of OFID’s cooperation with Jordanian institutions: “I am proud to conclude my tenure at OFID with a humanitarian mission that represents the mandate of our institution.”
“The support we receive from OFID helps save patient lives every day...”
KHCF Chairperson Princess Ghida Talal
PHOTOS: The King Hussein Foundation and Center.
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