By Cindy Ogana | Fundraising Manager
On Wednesday 14th November, we announced that we have raised Ksh. 100 million for our Medical Support Fund. The Fund will enable 50 adults and children with cancer in Kenya obtain financial assistance for medical treatment every year forever.
For the eight years that Faraja has been in existence, we have successfully provided emotional support to patients and their care givers through our free complementary therapies, information, support groups, art and music therapy for children with cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital and most recently, through financial assistance.
However, the need for timely and good medical intervention is still paramount, especially now that the number of patients diagnosed with cancer has risen from 20,000 to 40,000 annually. The waiting list at Kenyatta National Hospital can be long and NHIF does not cover all the costs. Most patients cannot afford to pursue treatment in private hospitals because of financial reasons. For these reasons, the Faraja Medical Support Fund (FMSF) was launched on 12th November 2016 to provide financial assistance to patients in Kenya. FMSF is a corpus of funds that when invested will assist 50 patients every year forever.
Wednesday 14th November marked a milestone where, with a donation of Shs5million from Kamau Mwai of Adanna Holdings, the fund achieved its initial target of one hundred million shillings.
Best Regards.
Faraja Team.
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