Burgan Bank provides printed Cancer awareness brochures to the Kuwait Cancer Control Center

Burgan Bank announced that it has recently printed and organized 40 different comprehensive cancer awareness brochures for the Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC), as part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility strategy. Mr. Fahad Al Reshaid, Burgan Bank’s Unit Head- Marketing Communications paid a visit to the KCCC to view the brochure displays. The displays have been set up in KCC buildings, including Hussain Makki Juma Center for Specialized Surgery, Sheikha Badriya Al Sabah Medical Oncology Building, Faisal Sultan Ibn Issa Diagnostic Imaging Center, and Yacoub Behbehani Laboratory Building & Bone Marrow Transplantation Center. Mr. Al Reshaid was accompanied by Dr. Ahmad Al Awadhi, KCCC Director, and Ms. Viva Nsair from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada”.

Through this initiative, Burgan Bank financed and produced KCCC’s cancer awareness brochures, which are offered to the patients and visitors to help them know more about their disease as well as other cancers.  The brochures provide descriptive and educational information that contain treatment phases and therapies for the different types of cancers, diets to follow, doctor’s appointment reviews, details about the center and its operations and other matters.

 As a leading Kuwaiti financial institution, Burgan Bank spares no efforts in launching initiatives that support different segments of the society, as part of its long-term social commitment.   

KCCC is a comprehensive center dedicated to providing cancer care across the State of Kuwait. KCCC has been serving the Kuwaiti cancer population since 1968. With over 1400 highly qualified oncology staff, KCCC includes a group of health centers with over 150 beds, located in the Al Sabah Medical District within the city of Shuwaikh, Kuwait.

The Burgan Bank Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy intends to advance all segments in Kuwait that require specific aid and support from the bank. The aim of the strategy is to shed light on important aspects surrounding the youth, people with special needs, cultural, social, the less advantaged those with life threatening illnesses, and many more through substantial donations for improved living and ground level engagement.