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Dear MSH Members and
Friends,
This communication is not news to most of you. As matter of fact, it is about a
subject that everyone has watched on TV, read on newspaper, heard on the radio,
from friends, from family members, or have experienced first hand.
Cancer is a disease
that can affect anybody and at any age. The disease can affect almost any organ
in the human body; it is disabilitating and its cure is far from affordable for
the average Moroccan. In the absence of an adequate healthcare, this despicable
disease has and continues to ruin families both emotionally and financially.
Likely, there are
professional organizations that are built around the purpose of reducing both
the emotional and especially the financial burden on the patients and their
loved ones. One such organization that comes to the aid of Moroccans with
cancer is AMINO Association des Amis de l'Institut National d'Oncologie.
Since its inception in
1998, AMINO has helped tens of thousands of Moroccans bear the ordeal of the
treatment by taking charge of all or parts of the medical fees including
consultation, laboratory tests, radiology, and drug fees. For a cost of 8
million dirhams, the association has built a 3400 m2 hosting facility for
patients and their close relatives that travel from different parts of Morocco
to seek treatment in Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah oncology hospital in Rabat. The
professional personnel in this facility help triage patients and accompany them
to their doctors' visit among other things. The association has also sponsored
a chemotherapy unit, a waiting room and a number of medical equipment in the
above said and other hospitals.
An estimated 35.000 to
40.000 new cases of cancer are discovered in Morocco each year of which 85% are
unable to bear the cost of treatment which can soar past 60.000 dirhams per
patient. Without help from private donations and associations like AMINO, many
loved ones will perish by cancer.
The Moroccan Society
of Houston is asking all Moroccans and friends of Morocco to donate and support
their fellow and needy Moroccans. Your help is needed back home and this is a
call for you to act and donate generously. MSH urges you to make a pledge and
consider donating Zakat Al-Fitr to this noble cause to help reduce the suffering
of a child, mother, father, or a friend.
Please contact any of
the Board Members of MSH and give them your donations. You can also send you
donations to:
Moroccan Society of
Houston
P.O. Box 37412
Houston, Texas
77237-7412
For wire donations:
MSH Bank:
Washington Mutual
Routing Number:
111993776
Account Number:
1850507395
A
report of your donations will be announced when all donations are collected and
deposited in AMINO's bank account.
AMINO Institut
National d'Oncologie
Sidi Mohamed Ben
Abdellah,
Avenue Allal El Fassi,
Rabat
Tel/Fax: + (212)
37-56-36-92
Ramadan Mubarak
MSH
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