EQUATE visits Kuwait Cancer Center

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EQUATE visits Kuwait Cancer Center

EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwaits first international joint-venture in this industry, visited Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC) to interact and present gifts to the centers staff and residents.

EQUATE Senior Executive for Corporate Communications & Government Affairs Abeer Al-Omar said, Well-being constitutes a critical pillar for EQUATE that dedicates great attention to medical and health issues through EQUATE Sustainability Program which focuses also on the fields of education, health, community awareness and human development.

Al-Omar, who also heads EQUATE Sustainability Team, added, This visit, by a number of EQUATE leaders and employees, represents continuous embodiment our Partners in Success slogan with KCCC in specific and Kuwaits Ministry of Health (MoH) in general to ensure overall holistic community awareness in all relevant fields. Therefore, throughout the years, EQUATE fully renovated a number of the centers wards and other critical medical facilities at the ministrys hospitals. EQUATE has also sponsored several activities by the ministry, such as conferences and seminars. In addition, EQUATE has launched a number of health and awareness initiatives, such as EQUATE Breast Cancer Awareness Program (Keep You Life Rosy), EQUATEs Initiative for a Healthy Society (Lighten Up), EQUATE Hypertension Awareness Campaign (Stay Normal) and EQUATE Diabetes Awareness Campaign (Stay Normal 2). All these initiatives were executed in partnership with specialized government and civic bodies, such as MoH.

Al-Omar extended utmost appreciation and gratitude to KCCCs management and employees for their humanitarian and professional efforts, as well as all individuals who participated in this visit, wishing all patients a speedy recovery.

On his part, KCCC Director Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi expressed heartfelt appreciation to EQUATEs humanitarian and professional initiatives in support of the centers activities to serve its patients, such as fully renovating the wards and visiting the residents to present them with tokens of appreciation.

Al-Awadhi added that such matters have a positive emotional impact on the patients and support medical treatment, noting that partnerships between various bodies in Kuwait and the medical sector would play a good role in maintaining the societys health.

Al-Awadhi called on all companies in Kuwait to follow EQUATEs example in supporting the community, extending overall appreciation to EQUATEs leaders and employees.

EQUATEs delegation during the visit to KCCC included a number of Procurement Department leaders and employees, who represented by Procurement Director Muayad Al-Faresi, Procurement Category Leader Fawaz Al-Shehab, Procurement Category Leader Zeyad Al-Barrak, Strategic Sourcing Specialist and Member of EQUATE Sustainability Team Shirin Kamshad, as well as Sourcing Specialist Khaled Al-Qashaan and Investment Recovery Sales & Contract Executive Abdulrazzak Purayil.

As part of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Kuwait Cancer Control Centre (KCCC) in an umbrella that combines a number of integrated medical facilities for a comprehensive healthcare system, including Hussain Makki Juma Centre for Specialized Surgeries, Sheikha Badriya Al Sabah Medical Oncology Centre, Faisal Sultan Centre for Diagnosis & Radiation Therapy, Yacoub Behbehani Centre for Bone Marrow Transplantation & Specialized laboratories, Palliative Care Centre Kuwait, NBK Children's Hospital and the building that was renovated by EQUATE Petrochemical Company. www.kuwaitcancercenter.com.