Salama was born with a congenital heart defect that could be potentially life-threatening as she grew older. The doctors continuously monitored to assess her condition and decide on the best course of treatment. By the age of three and a half years old it was recommended that she needed to...
Al Jalila Foundation’s Ta’alouf Teachers Training Program, in partnership with Zayed University, equips teachers from public and private schools with skills to broaden inclusivity in their classrooms and empower children of determination. The program was born out of the principle that ...
Emirates NBD, a long-term partner of Al Jalila Foundation, is driven by their passion to give back to the community and have engaged in several employee-lead campaigns to support our healthcare programs over the years. In 2021, the leading UAE banking group wanted to share the true spir...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and by funding breast cancer research, Al Jalila Foundation is enabling UAE-based scientist Dr Mawieh Hamad from University of Sharjah to ‘evaluate the anti-carcinogenic potential of biologically-driven intracellular iron depletion’ a...
12-year-old Kerolos Mina Albert was born with Autism into a loving family who have always looked for ways to help him live a full life. Unfortunately, children with Autism often have difficulty expressing themselves which in turn makes it very challenging for parents to support them. Ke...
In November 2018 one-year-old Youssef was diagnosed with a right retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer that had grown to a become a mass lesion in the right eye globe. The following month he underwent enucleation to remove the eye and the surgery was followed by chemotherapy treatment ...
Kiehl’s, a leading cosmetics brand under L’Oréal, has been supporting Al Jalila Foundation every Ramadan since 2016 through their exclusive limited-edition collections featuring artwork from regionally celebrated artists and designers. Launched in the Middle East less than a decade...
Like many other adjustments that have been made in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Jalila Foundation’s Ta’alouf Teachers Training program to empower students of determination has been conducted virtually since March 2020. The school Principal, Mariyam Nizar Ahamed, and fe...
As a young mother, Mariam moved to the UAE with her husband and children to begin a new life. Three decades later and now retired, the couple love watching their grandchildren grow up close to them in the Emirates. The COVID-19 pandemic had been difficult for many and particularly the e...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer and the second highest cause of cancer deaths in the UAE. To tackle the issue, Al Jalila Foundation awarded a research grant to Dr Maha Saber-Ayad, a medical Pharmacologist from the College of Medicine at University of Sharjah, to...
