Approximately one in five women develop gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, which has serious complications for both baby and mother, but fortunately reverses after delivery. Women with this condition are at seven-fold higher risk of developing adult diabetes within 7-10 yea...
The Ta’alouf program has had a transformative effect on many families in the UAE who have become empowered to guide and support their children of determination to flourish and live to their full potential. Mohammad Abdulla Alshehhi is a 16-year-old boy with autism whose mother, Alya, ...
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) is a leading financial institution in the UAE driving innovation and service excellence in the industry that also spearheads impactful locally relevant CSR initiatives. Every October for the past 12 years ADCB has dedicated the Pink Month initiative to supp...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women affecting 1 in 8 women and studies show the average age of diagnosis in the UAE is 10 years younger than elsewhere in the world. In efforts to fight breast cancer, Al Jalila Foundation invested in an important study with Dr Farah Benye...
Dr Houriya Kazim, the UAE’s first female surgeon, has spent more than 20 years campaigning to raise awareness of the importance of early detection in saving lives. Dr Houriya was inspired to become a breast surgeon as a young doctor in her hometown of Dubai after seeing many patients ...
When baby Khaled was born his parents were overjoyed for the wonderful blessing in their life. Unfortunately, shortly after his birth it was discovered that he had a congenital heart defect that was life-threatening. However, thanks to advances in medicine hope was not lost for baby Khaled...
Al Jalila Foundation is invested in nurturing the next generation of medical talent in the UAE through providing scholarships to promising young medical students. One shining student was 2016 high school graduate Thannon Aysar Thannon who excelled in his studies and was looking to get i...
Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of non-infectious disease deaths worldwide. Globally, and in the Middle East, cigarette smoking and alternative forms of tobacco smoking such as shisha and dokha has attracted serious public health concern. Professor Sausan Al Kawas from Universi...
Since establishment, EWINGS managing operator of Mahzooz has been a champion for Al Jalila Foundation and our patient treatment program. In 2020 EWINGS made a donation, on behalf of Mahzooz, to support patients in need and added their name on Bassmat Rashid Bin Saeed donor wall in recognit...
According to the World Heart Federation over 17 million people die from cardiovascular disease annually making it the leading causes of death globally. It is also the primary cause of death in the UAE contributing to 30% of fatalities. To tackle this problem, Al Jalila Foundation funds ...
