AMMAN: Kuwait's
Al-Najat charity has launched a humanitarian endeavor encompassing medical aid
for Syrian refugees residing in Jordan, including 1,500 orphans. The charity
has sent a contingent to Jordan to provide medical attention to Syrian
refugees, many of whom are in dire need of such care, Oud Al-Khamis, the head
of a committee affiliated with Al-Najat, said in a statement yesterday.

The medical aid
package includes "social support and psychological help," he added,
saying that orphans are among the main recipients of aid given by the charity.
Concerning Syrian refugees in Jordan, he said even those residing in the most
remote places have been taken into account, pointing out that the frigid weather
conditions usually augment their misery. He thanked the charity's supporters
and all those who have contributed to its altruistic projects in any way.

Financial aid

Meanwhile, the
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), alongside its partners in Jordan, doled out
pecuniary aid yesterday to some 500 Syrian refugee families across the
Hashemite kingdom. The principles of altruism form the bedrock of Kuwait's
foreign policy, as evident by the moniker of 'Humanitarian Leader' the UN has
given the Gulf state's Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah, Kuwait's ambassador to Amman Aziz Al-Daihani said.

The aid Kuwait
has given the legions of Syrian refugees in Jordan is part of a 'prolonged'
humanitarian endeavor it has launched since the conflict in Syria commenced, he
added. The venerable Kuwaiti charity provided the families with 500 coupons
worth $70 each, the director of KRCS' volunteer center Dr Msaad Al-Enezi
revealed. Jordan National Red Crescent Society's chairman Dr Mohammad Al-Hadid
was grateful for the copious amounts of Kuwaiti aid, saying it helped the
Jordanian government cope with the influx of Syrian refugees. Jordan is home to
1.3 million Syrian refugees, 655,000 of whom are registered.

Cancer patients

In the meantime,
KRCS and Jordan's King Hussein Cancer Center yesterday inked a deal in the
vicinity of KD 40,000 ($132,000), purposed to offer medical care to Syrian
cancer patients living in Jordan.The sum was provided by Kuwait Finance House
(KFH).The agreement was signed by KRCS volunteers section head Mesaed Al-Enezi
and the Jordanian center's chief Nesreen Qatamesh, with Kuwaiti Ambassador in
Amman Azeez Al-Daihani and Jordan National Red Crescent Society Chairman
Mohammad Al-Hadeed attending.

Following the signing
of the deal, Daihani said that it was the second-of-its-kind grant to have been
extended by the KFH to the Jordanian cancer center. It is nothing but
emblematic of Kuwait's humanitarian line aiming at helping the needy across the
world at the behest of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah, he boasted. The move reflects the deep humanitarian cooperation
between the KRCS, with all Kuwaiti charities working under its umbrella, and
Jordan's King Hussein Cancer Center, which caters for Syrian refugees in
Jordan, he said.

Meanwhile,
Qatamesh said the Kuwaiti move was intended to provide necessary medical
treatment for Syrian patients at the Jordanian cancer center. She spoke highly
of Kuwait's relief efforts and incessant strive to aid in medically treating
thousands of Arab patients in Jordan. - KUNA