AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday laid the
foundation stone for the King Hussein Cancer Center’s (KHCC) King Abdullah II
ibn Al Hussein Building in Aqaba, according to a Royal Court statement.
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The facility will provide medical care to cancer
patients in the southern governorates, instead of them having to head to Amman
to seek the proper care.
King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty
Queen Rania, listened to remarks by HRH Princess Ghida Talal, chairperson of
the board of trustees of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) and Center.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the laying of
the foundation stone, Princess Ghida thanked His Majesty for his ongoing
support for KHCC and KHCF.
Royal Hashemite Court Chief Yousef Issawi,
Health Minister Firas Al-Hawari, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Chief
Commissioner Nayef Al-Fayez, and Aqaba Governor Khaled Hajjaj, as well as
members of the board of trustees of the KHCF and KHCC, attended the ceremony.
The first phase of the project will be
launched in the third quarter of 2024, with the four-story building extending
over an area of 6,738 square meters and employing 90 medical and supporting
staff members.
The KHCC’s Aqaba facility will provide
comprehensive medical services to cancer patients, including early detection,
chemo and radiation therapy, laboratories, colonoscopy, pain management, a
pharmacy, and home care.
The establishment of the Aqaba project is in
line with KHCC’s vision to bolster its role as a national institution for cancer
treatment.
The project is part of the center’s expansion
plan, which also included the inauguration of the Samih Darwazah Oncology
Center at Al-Bashir Hospital in 2021.
More facilities are also planned around the
KHCC headquarters in Amman, such as a center for cancer patients, a radiation
therapy facility, outpatient clinics, and research laboratories.
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