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relief to victims of the Syria and Türkiye earthquake, emergency aid to
Sudanese displaced populations who forcibly left their homes due to conflict in

Sudan, as well as emergency aid worth Dh50 million to Palestinians in Gaza
who face severe humanitarian challenges.
In 2023, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) celebrated two decades of
proactive humanitarian work since its establishment. Over 746 metric tonnes
of aid were dispatched by IHC in 2023, benefiting over 1.5 million people

affected by wars and natural disasters.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment,
UAE Food Bank, UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), and the Mohammed bin

Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy continued to support and
contribute to MBRGI humanitarian efforts around the world in projects that
focused on aid, food donations, clean water provision and other humanitarian
services throughout 2023.

Healthcare & Disease Control
A key pillar of MBRGI efforts, Healthcare and Disease Control projects focus
on containing health problems, fighting infectious diseases and epidemics,

and alleviating the suffering across underprivileged communities.
During 2023, MBRGI helped 9.4 million people under this pillar, with spending
growing to Dh209 million, up Dh166.5 million from 2022 spending.

Initiatives and accomplishments in this regard included Al Jalila Foundation's

launch of a Dh50 million Children's Fund, which aims to fund the treatment of
3,000 children annually at the Al Jalila Children's Hospital.

Other projects in 2023 included the Dh46 million Oud Metha Residential

Building Endowment, the proceeds of which will go to funding medical
education and research and advancing the UAE's healthcare sector.

Nour Dubai continued to implement its healthcare and awareness campaigns
on eye disease and blindness prevention during 2023, and helped provide

treatment to 9.1 million people suffering from Trachoma.

Construction work at the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Center continued in

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