AMMAN: Kuwait'sAl-Najat charity has launched a humanitarian endeavor encompassing medical aidfor Syrian refugees residing in Jordan, including 1,500 orphans. The charityhas sent a contingent to Jordan to provide medical attention to Syrianrefugees, many of whom are in dire need of such care, Oud Al-Khamis, the headof a committee affiliated with Al-Najat, said in a statement yesterday.
The medical aidpackage includes "social support and psychological help," he added,saying that orphans are among the main recipients of aid given by the charity.Concerning Syrian refugees in Jordan, he said even those residing in the mostremote places have been taken into account, pointing out that the frigid weatherconditions usually augment their misery. He thanked the charity's supportersand all those who have contributed to its altruistic projects in any way.
Financial aid
Meanwhile, theKuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), alongside its partners in Jordan, doled outpecuniary aid yesterday to some 500 Syrian refugee families across theHashemite kingdom. The principles of altruism form the bedrock of Kuwait'sforeign policy, as evident by the moniker of 'Humanitarian Leader' the UN hasgiven the Gulf state's Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-JaberAl-Sabah, Kuwait's ambassador to Amman Aziz Al-Daihani said.
The aid Kuwaithas given the legions of Syrian refugees in Jordan is part of a 'prolonged'humanitarian endeavor it has launched since the conflict in Syria commenced, headded. The venerable Kuwaiti charity provided the families with 500 couponsworth $70 each, the director of KRCS' volunteer center Dr Msaad Al-Enezirevealed. Jordan National Red Crescent Society's chairman Dr Mohammad Al-Hadidwas grateful for the copious amounts of Kuwaiti aid, saying it helped theJordanian government cope with the influx of Syrian refugees. Jordan is home to1.3 million Syrian refugees, 655,000 of whom are registered.
Cancer patients
In the meantime,KRCS and Jordan's King Hussein Cancer Center yesterday inked a deal in thevicinity of KD 40,000 ($132,000), purposed to offer medical care to Syriancancer patients living in Jordan.The sum was provided by Kuwait Finance House(KFH).The agreement was signed by KRCS volunteers section head Mesaed Al-Eneziand the Jordanian center's chief Nesreen Qatamesh, with Kuwaiti Ambassador inAmman Azeez Al-Daihani and Jordan National Red Crescent Society ChairmanMohammad Al-Hadeed attending.
Following the signingof the deal, Daihani said that it was the second-of-its-kind grant to have beenextended by the KFH to the Jordanian cancer center. It is nothing butemblematic of Kuwait's humanitarian line aiming at helping the needy across theworld at the behest of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-JaberAl-Sabah, he boasted. The move reflects the deep humanitarian cooperationbetween the KRCS, with all Kuwaiti charities working under its umbrella, andJordan's King Hussein Cancer Center, which caters for Syrian refugees inJordan, he said.
Meanwhile,Qatamesh said the Kuwaiti move was intended to provide necessary medicaltreatment for Syrian patients at the Jordanian cancer center. She spoke highlyof Kuwait's relief efforts and incessant strive to aid in medically treatingthousands of Arab patients in Jordan. - KUNA