RIYADH, 3 February, 2021 (TON): On Monday, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed a donor contribution note with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), to help to assist the Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children (GMPFC) with a donation of $9.16 million.

To open new opportunities for Muslim philanthropy to reach the millions of children in need of humanitarian support and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the GMPFC, a joint initiative of UNICEF and IsDB, was launched in 2019.

KSrelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, IsDB President Dr. Bandar Hajjar, as trustee to the fund, and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore signed the memorandum.

In partnership with UNICEF and bringing urgent aid to around 135,000 people, health and nutritional facilities with be provided to the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh.

It aims to provide primary health services to 110,000 children aged under five, 20,000 pregnant women and new mothers, 150 new babies, as well as training 150 doctors and 100 nurses to provide healthcare services for mothers and children.

This project does not stop at this, rather aims to support logistic services for 13 health facilities in Rohingya refugee camps and to treat malnutrition cases.

The vaccination coverage and health services for children under five years old will be improved in the provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab in Pakistan, helping about 1,368,000 people, under the second project.

Routine immunization will also be included in the project, which is one of the most cost-effective means to reduce infant mortality.

It will support more than 295 health facilities with medical supplies, cooling systems, and generators, as well as providing personal protective equipment for more than 3,500 health workers.

Nevertheless, this initiative is utterly for humanitarian betterment and will gain momentum with the support of allies.