Sharjah charity to build burns unit for Palestinians

Sharjah - The Big Heart Foundation join hands with Welfare Association to develop facility at Alia Government Hospital in Hebron

Palestinians who have suffered burns will be able to avail the highest standards of care at a dedicated burns unit in Hebron, thanks to Sharjah-based The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF).
The group, a global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has partnered with the Welfare Association, Palestine's largest non-profit organisation, to develop the specialised facility at Alia Government Hospital in Hebron.
The TBHF will help fund the specialised facility at the hospital for burn injury patients in the southern West Bank region in Palestine and will meet the one third of $983,600 (Dh3.61million) project.
Mariam Al Hammadi, Director of 'Salam Ya Seghar,' an initiative within TBHF, said: "Hebron is one such area where there is a pressing need for a dedicated burns unit to provide the specialist treatment that this form of injury requires. In view of this, TBHF is honoured to be able to partner with the Welfare Association to help establish a specialised burns unit for patients at the Alia Government Hospital in Hebron,"
"Burn injuries are among the most devastating of all injuries and the fourth most common type of trauma worldwide, following traffic accidents, falls, and interpersonal violence. Research has shown that approximately 90 per cent of burns occur in low to middle income countries - countries that often lack the necessary facilities to treat such injuries," said
TBHF's funding of the burns unit will take place over six months and will play an important part in setting it up and establishing its services.
It will include the provision of electronic and other infrastructure that facilitate the unit's operations and the purchase and installation of furniture and medical equipment, including special paediatric devices for use in child care.
It will also enable the development and capacity building of medical staff and service providers, as well as contribute to the supply of pharmaceuticals and medical consumables.
The charity has contributed through its humanitarian assistance to changing the lives of thousands of refugees worldwide, due to its nature and scope of work. The foundation has reached out to Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries and Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia, as well as Palestinian refugees in sisterly Arab countries.
In June 2015, Her Highness Shaikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness, the Ruler of Sharjah, launched TBHF to coincide with World Refugee Day.
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