The Maldives Zakat House on Thursday, has confirmed spending over MVR 1.6 million to provide financial support to locals seeking medical treatments.
According to statistics the fund spent MVR 1,632,265.00 to support patients seeking various medical treatments; including MVR 1,213,624.00 arranged for patients during the month.
Statistics also confirm Zakat House provided assistance to a total of 180 individuals during May 2024.
The fund provided a support of MVR 454,574.50 for cancer treatments, making it the largest disbursement through the House in May. Another MVR 89,050.50 was provided to support kidney patients – the second highest – while another MVR 72,088.50 and MVR 67,848.00 was spent for brain and heart surgeries, respectively.
