The Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation took the initiative to provide support to the Heart Hospital, Under the umbrella of Hamad Medical Corporation, This is done by providing blood sugar measuring devices for the benefit of heart patients with diabetes who are unable to acquire these devices due to their limited financial circumstances. This initiative comes within the framework of joint and continuous cooperation between the Foundation and Hamad Medical Corporation, which seeks to improve the level of medical services for needy groups.
Based on the vision of the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, represented by “Health and Education for a Better Life,” which it works to crystallize through its various projects, Through this initiative, the Foundation emphasizes its continued support for all qualitative efforts in the health sector aimed at building a healthy society.
The importance of the initiative
In this context, Mr. Fawaz Eid Al Shammari, Director of Support Services at the Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, said: It is no longer a secret to anyone the extent of the negative effects that diabetes has on the physical level, specifically for people who suffer from heart disease. As a result of serious complications that directly affect various organs of the body, Which necessarily requires controlling this disease and keeping its percentage within the normal levels in the blood, which enables him to continue his daily activities without any problems. Hence the importance of the Foundation’s contribution by providing 100 blood sugar testing devices that will help patients at the Heart Hospital to permanently monitor and control their diabetes levels.
Societal impacts
Al-Shammari added that the importance of this support from the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation goes beyond health frameworks. But it has important social dimensions, People with diabetes and heart disease often suffer from multiple psychological and social effects. It is imposed on them by trying to adapt to their new health reality. Which will directly reflect on the patient’s social life and the resulting impact on his quality of life in general. The Foundation’s contribution to helping patients overcome the physical effects of the disease enables them to overcome these psychological and social pressures. It helps them adapt more quickly to return to practicing their giving at various levels, whether at work or active community presence.
