Qatar Cancer Society and Aamal sign an agreement
Qatar Cancer Society and Aamal sign an agreement
As a part of the private sector’s social responsibility
Doha, Qatar – 9 January 2021: Aamal Company Q.P.S.C. (Aamal), one of Qatar’s leading diversified companies, and Qatar Cancer Society (QCS), a charitable association that focuses on implementing awareness and prevention programs aimed at raising awareness about cancer among the community and health care employees, have signed a joint cooperation agreement. The agreement will see Aamal provide financial support to QCS to help support cancer treatment for patients who cannot afford it otherwise and see Aamal work with QCS to prevent cancer, develop early detection processes, and support and empower those fighting cancer.
This agreement to raise cancer awareness in the community and support fighting it as much as possible in order to mitigate its effects and prevent it was signed by His Excellency Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of Aamal, and His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Khaled bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Cancer Society.
H.E. Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of Aamal, commented: “It gives me great pleasure to witness this agreement with the Qatar Cancer Society, such an important national institution specialized in spreading awareness of cancer, and a great support for those who are fighting it. QCS is well known in our society for its professional development programme and scientific research. We hope that this cooperation will be the beginning of a productive and sustainable relationship for all parties. Aamal is always keen to play an active part in society, supporting our mission of seeking a better society, investing in human capital, and developing scientific research and innovative methods in all fields.”
"At Aamal we appreciate the important role played by QCS through awareness programs that are transparent and have a clear value in increasing cancer awareness across the entire community, especially through the QCS educational centre which is the first of its kind in the region. We are also very aware of the importance of partnerships between various sectors in our society in order to prominently position Qatar globally in the field of cancer prevention and mitigation, strengthening the role of the private sector in supporting the private sector’s social responsibility and delivering its message based on the health and safety of individuals.” Sheikh Faisal added.
H.E. also affirmed Aamal’s willingness to continue this productive relationship with QCS in a way that contributes to the education of the community about cancer and empowers people to survive it. Aamal also aims to ensure that all important programs reach all groups of the community through building its long-term relationship with QCS.
H.E. Dr. Sheikh Khaled bin Jabor expressed his gratitude to Aamal and to H.E. Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani for their efforts to benefit society, especially in supporting cancer patients, and his wish that all institutions join hands to reduce the burden of this disease and its high treatment costs, indicating that the partnership between both parties will strengthen the concerted continuous efforts to combat cancer.
Dr. Sheikh Khaled also indicated that the joint cooperation agreement between Aamal and QCS comes from their roles in serving society and that this effective partnership to achieve goals and unite efforts for the benefit of all members of society is considered our top priority of our strategies and efforts towards achieving Qatar Vision 2030.
The Chairman of QCS considers this cooperation to be an important base for a strong future partnership that contributes to achieving QCS’s vision and mission to become the community’s partnerships’ platform that leads Qatar forward in cancer prevention and the mitigation of its effects, through working with partners to raise community awareness, support and empower patients, and enable professional development and cancer research, with the objective that this cooperation will continue in the interest of the society and the nation.
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About AAMAL Company Q.P.S.C.
Aamal is one of the Gulf region’s most diversified conglomerates and has been listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange since December 2007. As at 7 January 2021, the Company had a market capitalisation of QAR 5.4bn (US$ 1.48bn).
Aamal’s operations are widely diversified and comprise 27 active business units (subsidiaries and joint ventures) with market leading positions in the key industrial, retail, property, managed services, and medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors, thereby offering investors a high quality and balanced exposure to Qatar’s wider economic growth and development.
Aamal is focused on self-financed and profitable growth, delivering an average increase in underlying profits in excess of 11.1% (i.e. before fair value gains on investment properties) over the twelve years to end-2018.
For further information on Aamal Company, please refer to the corporate website: http://www.aamal.com.qa
About Qatar Cancer Society (QCS):
Qatar Cancer Society was established in 1997. Since then, its Chairman has been Sheikh Dr. Khaled bin Jabr Al Thani. QCS is a charitable association operating under the umbrella of the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities. QCS devotes its efforts to preventing cancer and its cure, as it focuses on implementing awareness and prevention programs that aim to raise awareness among community members and health care workers about this disease. It also addresses cancer patients and those who have survived it and their families to provide both psychosocial support and provide emotional and financial support for treatment.
For further information about Qatar Cancer Society, please visit the website:www.qcs.qa
