AMMAN — King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) and
King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) on Wednesday announced their 2021
achievements and presented their work supporting cancer patients, providing
comprehensive treatment and expanding scientific research, according to the
Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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Princess Ghida Talal, chairperson of the
foundation and center, emphasized that KHCF’s and KHCC’s efforts are devoted to
transforming the reality of cancer in the region, with the goal of a
cancer-free future.
One of most notable accomplishments in 2021 was the
announcement that a new KHCC branch will be established in Aqaba, with the aim
of alleviating the burden of distance for residents in southern Jordan seeking
medical treatment.
Additionally, KHCC began providing outpatient
services in the Oncology Center at Al-Basheer Hospital, after having taken
responsibility for supervision, management and full operation of the department
through an agreement with Jordan’s
Ministry of Health.
In the area of scientific research, Her Majesty
Queen Rania Al Abdullah honored nine recipients of the 2021 King Hussein Award
for Cancer Research. The award aims to encourage and strengthen cancer research
in the Arab world; 111 researchers from 15 Arab countries participated in its
first year.
Princess Ghida said that KHCC had many great medical
achievements in 2021, including continuing providing treatment to 23,100
patients and taking in 5,580 new patients. The highly trained staff at KHCC
also successfully performed 220 bone marrow transplants and Jordan’s first cryogenic
kidney cancer freezing procedure.
Thanks to the generosity of donors supporting the
KHCF mission, the cost of treatment of 712 underprivileged patients was covered
through the Goodwill and Zakat funds over the course of 2021.
The Jordan Breast Cancer Program continued its
efforts to encourage and raise awareness to the importance of early detection,
and 21,000 women from across Jordan had mammograms in 2021. Additionally,
29,434 new subscribers joined KHCF’s Cancer Care Insurance (CCI) program.
HRH Princess Ghida was appointed by Royal Decree to serve as
chairperson of KHCF and KHCC 20 years ago.
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