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  • Performing operations for adults and commencing treatment for them at Mediclinic Al Madinah Hospital in Dubai.

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  • Donations contribute to kidney transplantation for patients and follow-up on their treatment.

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Emirates Islamic Bank has provided 300,000 dirhams for the "Donate Your Life" initiative, launched by "Emirates Today", in cooperation with the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai.

This support contributes to the treatment and transplantation of kidneys for patients included in the initiative, as well as providing the necessary medication and follow-up treatment for them after the operation at Mediclinic Al Madinah Hospital in Dubai.

Your “life donation” comes within the newspaper’s initiatives in the blessed month of Ramadan. The amount of donations it has received since its launch so far has reached 18 million and 710 thousand dirhams, sufficient to treat 31 patients and transplant them to kidneys. Thousand dirhams.

The CEO of Emirates Islamic Bank, Salah Muhammad Amin, said: “Emirates Islamic Bank is proud to support initiatives aimed at improving the lives of all residents of the country, based on the bank’s constant eagerness to contribute to charitable work, which is a fundamental pillar of Islamic law. As one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, we have the honor to support the initiative (Donate You Are Life), and contribute to the purposeful efforts made by the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities and (Emirates Today) newspaper during the blessed month of Ramadan, and we hope this donation will contribute to providing The necessary care for those who need it, as part of our continuous endeavor to embody the values ​​of humanity and compassion for which the UAE is famous.

Deputy Director of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences for Administrative Affairs and Professional Services, Dr. Amer Mohammed Al Zarouni, said: “We sincerely thank Emirates Islamic Bank, the university’s strategic partner and one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, for his generous donation to the“ Your Donation is Life ”initiative. Emirates Islamic Bank has always been a primary supporter of social and humanitarian initiatives in the UAE, and as we approach the campaign goal of supporting 38 intractable renal failure patients, we invite community groups, both individuals and institutions, to contribute to the initiative, in order to spread hope and optimism to these patients and their families. ».

The Director of Zakat and Charity Affairs at the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Al Habtoor, expressed his thanks for Emirates Islamic Bank's support for the initiative “Your donation is a life”, in a sign that affirms the bank’s keenness to establish the highest standards of social responsibility, especially in the month of goodness, the month of Ramadan. Al-Mubarak, to alleviate the suffering of patients with kidney failure included in the initiative, pointing out that this contribution is a practical step for an inspiring response to help urgent humanitarian cases.

Al Habtoor added that the initiative is a translation of the human culture that transforms donations into sustainable results, with the aim of enhancing community awareness, and encouraging contributions to support the treatment of patients with kidney failure, to leave a great impact on the lives of patients and their families, by enriching and improving their lives, as the initiative unites the efforts of all sectors and philanthropic individuals. In a way that reflects the values ​​of giving, cooperation and solidarity towards society.

The editor-in-chief of Emirates Today, Colleague Sami Al-Riyami, praised the donation of the Emirates Islamic Bank, which always cooperates in supporting such community initiatives that serve the public interest. The bank is a pioneer in supporting and assisting any community initiative that translates the policy of humanitarian charitable work.

He added that "the amount of donations reached 18 million and 710 thousand dirhams, sufficient to treat the kidneys and transplant them to 31 patients," noting that "the initiative has completed its 15th day since its launch with the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, and has achieved a good number in the volume of donations."

Al-Riyami called on all members of society, from individuals and governmental and private institutions, to provide a helping hand to this segment of patients, pointing out that the month of Ramadan translates national cohesion and solidarity in support of community initiatives, which translate the leadership policy in humanitarian charitable work, expressing his confidence in the response of donors to The initiative to make it a success.

38 patients

The initiative "Donate Your Life" aims to support 38 patients with kidney failure and kidney transplantation in the Emirate of Dubai, with an amount of 22 million and 670 thousand dirhams, by motivating the private sector, businessmen and community members to adopt this initiative, and provide the necessary support to the target group. .

The initiative includes a list of kidney failure patients who need a transplant, including 14 children and 24 adults, and it includes various nationalities, including 13 citizens, a Gulf patient, three Arabs, a patient from the Comoros, and 20 Asians.

The cost of transplantation for one child is 565 thousand dirhams, and the operations will be performed for them at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital. The cost of transplantation for an adult patient is 615 thousand dirhams. The transplantation operations will be performed for adult patients at Mediclinic Al Madinah Hospital in Dubai.

A citizen donated to the initiative from Dubai an amount of seven million and 910 thousand dirhams to cover the costs of planting 14 children, the Dubai Islamic Bank with three million and 500 thousand dirhams, the Endowments and Minors Affairs Foundation in Dubai with one million and 500 thousand dirhams, the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai with two million dirhams, and the Dubai Charity Association With one million dirhams, Dubai Insurance Company with 500,000 dirhams, Emirati businessman, Khalifa Juma Al Naboodah, with one million dirhams, Beit Al Khair Society, one million dirhams, and Emirates Islamic Bank, 300,000 dirhams.

• 18.7 million dirhams, the proceeds of the initiative, so far, are sufficient for treating and transplanting kidneys to 31 patients.