Tawakkol Karman Foundation News
Humanitarian Assistance Campaign in the Context of the Foundation’s Confrontation of Covid-19 Pandemic
As part of the quick humanitarian response plan adopted by Tawakkol Karman Foundation (TKF), during the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in Yemen, helping patients most susceptible to the virus, those who suffer from chronic diseases, cancer, leprosy, and renal failure, the foundation launched its campaign on Sunday 17th of May, 2020, in three major hospitals in Taiz
(the Al Jumhuri Hospital, Al-Thawra Hospital, and Leprosy Hospital), providing financial assistance of 44 million Yemeni Riyal for 1,145 patients, half of them are women.
Misk Al-Junaid, CEO of TKF explained in a statement about the campaign that: the campaign aims to assist those most in need during the pandemic of Corona Virus. It is just the beginning of a multi-faceted response plan that will be implemented in the coming period as part of the foundation’s mission to assist Yemenis suffering the impacts of the ongoing six-year war in the country, who now have to face the risk of a pandemic, too challenging for major developed countries, with a collapsing health system.
The event was attended by Taiz Governorate’s first secretary, Dr. Abdul Aziz al-Mikhlafi, who conveyed to TKF the appreciation of local authority of the assistance provided, especially in the circumstances of war and siege. Al-Mikhlafi pointed to the importance of having institutions that can uphold the responsibility to play a humanitarian role and offer projects in response to the immediate demands, as well as sustainable development projects.
Following the ceremony, the campaign team, represented by its manager Ms. Hayat Al-Thabhani, accompanied the Governorate’s secretary and the chairperson of the general assembly of Al-Thawra Hospital, Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sami’e, in a visit to the Dialysis Department to distribute assistance to the patients.
