Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Donates USD 1 Million To Support Syrian Underprivileged Patients

 
Kuwait, May 2017: HRH Princess Ghida Talal, Chairperson of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) and Center (KHCC), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the second year in a row with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. The MoU recognizes the donation of US$1 million to support the treatment of underprivileged Syrian patients. The MoU was signed by H.E. Mr. Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Bader, Director General, on behalf of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.

Princess Ghida Talal expressed her sincerest thanks to the State of Kuwait for its continued support to the King Hussein Cancer Foundation. "I appreciate this generous support from the Kuwait Fund, which will contribute to saving the lives of many Syrian patients who have no one to cover the costs of their treatment," she said.

The signing ceremony was attended by Dr. Asem Mansour, KHCC Director General, and Mrs. Nisreen Qatamish, KHCF Director General.