Standard Chartered Bank support AMH's Community Outreach Programme for blindness and diabetics
23 August 2010, Manama, Bahrain - Standard Chartered Bank presented a cheque of BD 21,000 as support for the Community Outreach Program of American Mission Hospital (AMH). The cheque was presented by Jonathan Morris, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Bahrain to Dr. George Cheriyan, CEO/ CMO of American Mission Hospital in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development Badriya Al Jeeb.
The AMH Community Outreach Programme will be part of the Bank's Seeing is Believing (SiB) initiative, the Bank's global programme to help tackle preventable and curable blindness. Since launching in 2003, SiB has helped 16 million people and restored sight to more than 2.5 million people.
The Bank's contribution to the community outreach programme will be utilized towards a diabetic campaign aimed at providing diabetic treatment to the blind and less privileged of the community. In coordination with the Ministry of Social Development, blind diabetic patients will be offered medical tests and receive consultation and advice on how to deal with diabetes. Diabetes being one of the most rapidly spreading chronic medical problems the world is facing at the moment.
In addition to Standard Chartered providing funding for the Community Outreach Programme, the Bank's staff will be volunteering their time to support the community outreach programme initiative.
Jonathan Morris, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Bahrain said: "Standard Chartered Bank is proud to be associated with the Ministry of Social Development and American Mission Hospital in contributing towards this programme. We are delighted to be able to participate in the AMH's Community Outreach Programme to support and help prevent diabetics for the less privileged patients. At Standard Chartered we believe that to be a successful and sustainable business in the long term, we must also consider the social, economic and environmental impact of all our business decisions. Our partnership with the Ministry of Social Development and the AMH demonstrates our ongoing commitment towards the Kingdom's community and is a strong testament to our brand promise, Here for good."
Badriya Al Jeeb, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development said, "The Ministry is delighted that organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank and AMH are so committed towards the community through such noble projects. The less privileged, especially the blind of the society are in need of special care and treatment and it is always a pleasure when people understand their needs and suffering and dedicate whatever means available to them to help them with the same."
Bahnaz Abbas, Marketing & Development Manager, "We are very appreciative of the kind support of the support of Standard Chartered Bank towards this noble undertaking. They have committed BD 21,000 to be spread to a period of 3 years towards providing free diabetic treatment to the community. The Ministry of Social Development will once again play a key role in helping us identify the right beneficiaries of this project. "
For further information, please contact:
Nimmi Kamal
Head Corporate Affairs Bahrain, Standard Chartered Bank
Tel: +973 3977 076
E-mail: Nimmi.Kamal@sc.com
Bahnaz
Marketing & Development Manager, American Mission Hospital
Mobile:00973 39688619
E-mail: bahnaz@amh.org.bh
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