Cancer charity fills vacant positions

Dubai - Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP) has selected two new candidates to occupy vacant positions on its board and reviewed the success of their campaigns over the past year at their second general assembly held recently. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs. Shaikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani, chairman of the Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development and Mohammed Al Musharrakh, head of Investment Promotion at the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), were uncontested in their nomination to join FoCP. Also attending the meeting was Ameera Binkaram, chairperson and a founding member of FoCP, Sawsan Jaffar, treasurer and board member and Dr Sawsan Al Madhi, general manager of FoCP.
Over the course of the meeting the annual report for 2014-2015 and the action plan for 2015-2016 were approved and Dr Sawsan Al Madhi outlined a range of proposals submitted by board members. Sawsan Jaffar discussed the budget report for 2014 and the suggested budget for 2015 was discussed with the board and the Ministry of Social Affairs representatives. Reviewing projects over the past year, Jaffar highlighted the landmark achievements made by the Pink Caravan during its fifth ride last March.
FoCP is a UAE-based registered charity, which was established in 1999 in line with the directives and patronage of Shaikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah. She is also the International Ambassador of the World Cancer Declaration for Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), International Ambassador for Childhood Cancer for UICC, and founder and Royal Patron of the FoCP that was recognized by the Ministry of Health in 2013.
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