His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Founding President of the Friends of Cancer Patients in the UAE, stressed that palliative care - with all its medical, psychological and human importance - is an inherent right and humanitarian requirement for every child in this world, And that this medical specialty should not be treated as a luxury, or a non-essential part of a journey to treat children.
Her Highness stressed the importance of coming out with an international commitment to include palliative care in the early stages of treatment of children with any type of tumors or incurable diseases, and not in the final stages or hopeless treatment, noting that the moral and humanitarian responsibility of governments, organizations, specialists and doctors, A day in the lives of these children, and in the lives of their families as well.
During her speech at the Fourth World Maroza Conference, which was held yesterday in Rome, the conference was chosen by Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi as the guest of honor for her fourth session in recognition of her role in serving humanitarian issues in general, Children with cancer and non-communicable diseases around the world. During the opening ceremony, HH Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi honored her efforts and achievements as the President of the Friends of Cancer Patients, the International Federation of Cancer Against Cancer Ambassador, the International Federation of Cancer Child Cancer Ambassadors, and the sponsor of the Global Forum of the Alliance of Non-Communicable Diseases. For local and international initiatives related to cancer and non-communicable diseases.
"The right to a stable and enduring life, as long as the person is still alive, is a moral duty, and a task that can not be postponed because it is a challenge to time and a reduction of joy, happiness and calm for many years in a few days," said Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi.