Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ard El-Insan Palestinian Benevolent Association in Gaza to launch a new project for phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Gaza, with $224,000 funding from QRCS.
Following the signing ceremony, Dr Akram Nassar, Head of QRCS Mission in Gaza, said the seven-month project will help improve the health conditions and mental abilities of PKU children.
Dr Adnan Al Wahaidi, Executive Director of the Ard El Insan Palestinian Benevolent Association, described the project as crucial for PKU patients, who are among Gaza's most deserving patients. The project involves an awareness programme about the nature and risks of such diseases, to promote medical knowledge of rare and genetic diseases among Gaza's 80 cases and their families.
