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The Emirates Red Crescent Abu Dhabi Centre’s humanitarian aid programmes during the last two months have benefitted 1,178 people within the emirate.
According to a statement by the ERC centre the total value of assistance reached AED3.8 million, of which over half (AED1,595,000) was dedicated as financial aid to some 207 students.
As for medical assistance, the centre provided AED856,547 in aid to help individuals with 65 different medical cases, while humanitarian assistance valued at AED567,720 helped some 47 individuals.
Salem Al Suwaidi, Director of the Emirates Red Crescent Abu Dhabi Centre, said, “Our team continues to implement our operational plans to benefit many groups in the
humanitarian, medical, and educational fields, and we have been keen during the implementation of our projects and programmes to include the largest possible segment in a way that guarantees the greatest benefit, and we will continue going forward to achieve more, to execute the charitable and humanitarian role of our country.”
Within the framework of labour assistance, the ERC centre provided aid worth AED532,895, to benefit 856 workers. The assistance also included support for rehabilitation programmes for People of Determination (persons with disabilities), with a value of AED150,000, and prisoner care programmes with a value of about AED134,000.
The centre implemented 12 awareness programmes in the field of community health and safety, including addiction prevention, positive lifestyles, and psychological and social support programme (Tarham) in addition to first aid training for 684 individuals, students and workers, and some governmental and private entities.