SPONSORS are being urged to support a major campaign to raise BD100,000 to build a diagnostic and treatment centre for children with congenital heart defects in Bahrain.
The Rotary Club of Adliya’s proposal will either be a separate facility or an annex built onto the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC).
Its long-term plan is to collect enough money for specialised heart surgery to be available at the centre and help raise awareness of the condition.
The club will launch the campaign by organising a sponsored walk on October 1, which coincides with the start of breast cancer awareness month.
The club also wants to raise funds and awareness in support of breast cancer.
Profits from the event will be shared equally between the breast cancer charity Think Pink Bahrain and the Gift of Life Bahrain project.
Funds donated to Think Pink Bahrain will go towards magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment worth BD880,000, which will be given to the SMC.
It will be the country’s first MRI dedicated to detecting breast cancer and is described as the best tool to screen the condition in young women.
To support both projects and make donations, call 33668811 or visit http://rotaryadliya.org for details.