Several UAE firms will join forces to help raise funds for Dubai's new cancer charity hospital as part of the "Choose Wise, Save Lives" campaign this Ramadan.
The public can contribute to the hospital funds by purchasing select P&G products at Carrefour retail outlets across the UAE.
Brands participating in the initiative include Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Crest, Always, Downy, Herbal Essences, Pampers, Olay, and Ariel.
The campaign will run from April 10 to 17.
Established by the Al Jalila Foundation, a member of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, the Hamdan Bin Rashid Cancer Charity Hospital will bring together leading experts to manage prevention, diagnosis and treatment all in one place.
Patients will be accepted from anywhere in the UAE and the medical services will either be free of charge or highly subsidised to help those who are unable to afford quality healthcare.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has offered his condolences to His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, on the death of his mother Sheikha Hessa bint Humaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi.
The UAE’s National Ambulance Service handled 22,903 cases across the country in the first quarter of this year, according to the National Guard Command.
His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, received condolences on the passing of his mother, the late Sheikha Hessa bint Hamid bin Abdulrahman Al Shamsi, at the majlis held at Emiri Court.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received well-wishers on Monday at Zaabil Majlis on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr.
The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals' State Security Chamber has convicted the defendants of the kidnapping and murder of Moldovan-Israeli citizen Zvi Kogan. Three defendants have been sentenced to death, and the fourth to life imprisonment, for the premeditated murder with terrorist intention.
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