Qatar’s General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments (AWAQAF) and Islamic Affairs public procurement division has supported the Qatar Society for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, with an amount of QR125,658, to provide prosthetic devices to persons with disabilities.
Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Ghanem al-Thani, Director of the General Directorate of Awqaf, said caring for persons with disabilities and making a creative environment is one of the most important things Islam has encouraged.
He pointed out that this approach provided care and treatment for patients, and the HEF is continuing on this path. At the same time, the Administration of Endowment of the General Directorate of Endowments ministry was keen to support competent authorities for persons with disabilities, including the Qatar Foundation For Rehabilitation Of Special Needs (QSRN), which happens to be Awqaf’s partner as well.
The director added that this support comes based on shared competencies and due to the strengthening of co-operation between the General Directorate of Endowments and QSRN, noting that the association’s support was approved after studying the projects and requirements for purchasing medical devices for the benefit of persons listed as beneficiaries of the association’s services.
It is worth mentioning that the HEF is one of the significant specialised banks at the local level and was established based on the historical role of health endowments in Islamic history. It also provides care for patients with low-income, offering them appropriate health services, co-operating with competent authorities to conduct joint health programmes and educational training courses in health, and employing various media to raise health awareness in the society.
