Rahma Cancer Patient Society treats 142 cancer patients in two years
- 27 May 2019
The Rahma Cancer Patient Care Society has helped to treat 65 cancer patients since the start of 2019, while the total number of its beneficiaries over the last two years reaching 142 from 23 nationalities, at a cost of Dhs3.8 million.
Abdullah Salem Al Kaabi, Director-General of Rahma, said that the society has achieved major successes since its establishment in 2015 in raising the awareness of local community about cancer, as well as providing financial and moral support to patients and their families.
He added that the society has made donating easier, by adding more ways to donate and launching its new website that accepts e-donations by credit cards. It also launched an SMS donation system for customers of Etisalat and has allocated two bank accounts, one to receive donations and the other for Zakat money, Al Kaabi noted.
The society has a specialist medical committee to examine cases and make decisions regarding patient requests within 48 hours, he concluded.
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