UAE businessman pledges AED 10 million for new cancer hospital

A businessman has pledged AED 10 million for the construction of the Hamdan Bin Rashid Cancer Charity Hospital in Dubai.

Al Jalila Foundation announced that the amount was pledged by Yaseen M. Jaffer, CEO of Proclad Group, whose wife is a cancer survivor and his donation honours her brave journey and is dedicated to anyone who has ever been touched by cancer.

The 250-bed hospital, named after the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, aims to redefine cancer care for those in need. 

It will provide best-in-class outpatient, ambulatory and diagnostic services as well as inpatient and surgical services.

Phase 1 of the hospital is expected to open in 2024 with 150 beds and the capacity to treat 30,000 patients a year.

"My wife's fight against cancer inspires me to express my appreciation and immense gratitude for the care and treatment that she received," said Yaseen Jaffer.

Since the announcement of the hospital earlier this year, Al Jalila Foundation has already raised AED 350 million, towards the AED 750 million fundraising target, with major donations received from a number of philanthropists, government and non-government organisations, UAE businesses and corporates.

.@aljalilauae, a member of @MBRInitiatives, announces that Yaseen M. Jaffer, CEO of Proclad Group, has donated AED10 million to support the UAE’s first charity hospital ‘Hamdan Bin Rashid Cancer Charity Hospital’.https://t.co/jHAV6KB3xY pic.twitter.com/NTxqincNwL

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