Senate donates JD15,000 to KHCC

AMMAN — The Senate, through its social solidarity fund that was established early last year, on Thursday donated JD15,000 to the King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC). The support was handed in to KHCC Director Nisreen Qatamesh, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Senate President Faisal Fayez said that the chamber, through the fund, seeks to enhance social responsibility, voluntary work and social solidarity. Fayez said that the House has allocated JD160,000 of the fund’s assets for distribution to national institutions specialised in supporting social and youth fields in Ramadan.

For her part, Qatamesh commended the generous gesture of the Senate in supporting the centre’s noble message, noting that KHCC, since its establishment, has treated some 52,000 patients.