Dr. Khaled Al-Saleh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Anti-Smoking and Cancer Society and Head of the Cancer Patients Fund at the Society, said the number of cancer patients in Kuwait exceeds 2,800 annually, half of whom are expatriates, according to recent statistics.
Al-Saleh said on the sidelines of awards ceremony for pioneering social work which was held under the auspices of the Ministers of Social Affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh recently, he said the families are affected when the breadwinner becomes a victim of sickness to the extent their entire lifestyle changes and said support must be given to such families.
He explained the assistance provided by the Society’s Cancer Patients Fund ranges from monthly aid including medical to determine his condition to help specialist doctors to develop a treatment plan.
He pointed out the fund allows a cancer patient who has reached the late stages to travel to his country to spend the rest of his time with his family and pays the costs of travel and some money to help him/her live in his/her country until needed.
Al-Saleh pointed out “in addition to caring for the patient financially and psychologically, there is a special interest in the spiritual aspect, represented in organizing free Umrah trips for cancer patients with their companions, within a delegation that includes specialized medical and administrative teams and added more than 1,500 patients and their families have benefitted from this service.
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