Amman: Her Highness Princess Basma bint Talal, chairperson of the Higher Committee of the Charity and Benevolence Campaign, visited patients receiving treatment at Abdulhadi Hospital and Ibn Al-Haytham Hospital as part of the campaign's "Touch of Healing" medical program.
According to Jordan News Agency, during the visit, Princess Basma met patients from eastern Amman and Zarqa Governorate who had undergone free surgeries performed by volunteer consultants and specialists participating in the initiative. She listened to briefings on the medical procedures and patients' health conditions.
The "Touch of Healing" program is implemented through a partnership between the Charity and Benevolence Campaign, operated by the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD), and private sector hospitals and medical institutions. The initiative aims to provide specialized healthcare services to underprivileged families across the Kingdom.
Princess Basma noted the campaign's pride in its partnerships with the private medical sector through 17 agreements signed with hospitals and medical centers, highlighting the eight-year cooperation with Abdulhadi Hospital and the 18-year partnership with Ibn Al-Haytham Hospital.
She emphasized that these partnerships reflect the values of social solidarity and support the campaign's humanitarian mission to improve the lives of patients from vulnerable families by providing appropriate medical treatment and alleviating suffering.
Princess Basma also highlighted the role of the private medical sector in supporting charitable initiatives, contributing to ensuring access to healthcare and dignified living standards.
Abdulhadi Hospital Director Samer Abdulhadi affirmed the hospital's commitment to expanding cooperation with the campaign and supporting its humanitarian objectives by providing additional medical services to beneficiaries.
Ibn Al-Haytham Hospital board member Haitham Abu Khadija reiterated the hospital's continued support for the campaign's healthcare programs and commitment to delivering medical assistance to targeted groups.
Head of the campaign's medical team Nayef Abdallat shared that the campaign has provided healthcare services to approximately 98,300 patients across the Kingdom since its establishment in 1998 through free medical days and therapeutic interventions.
He added that the campaign implements developmental initiatives aimed at improving living conditions for beneficiary families, including emergency assistance, housing maintenance, scholarships, educational support, and income-generating projects.
Abdallat noted the campaign's expansion of specialized medical days across the Kingdom and strengthening of healthcare partnerships, including a cooperation agreement with the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Jordan to provide free dental treatment services to campaign beneficiaries.