São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce donated 2,5000 color cloth coverings this Wednesday (13) to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Central Hospital, in downtown São Paulo neighborhood Vila Buarque.
The coverings will be worn by children and teenagers undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital. The donation was delivered by Arab Chamber director Claudia Yazigi Haddad, alongside representatives of Esporte Clube Sírio philanthropy department Sírio do Bem, including director Rita de Cássia.
The action is part of an Arab Chamber solidarity campaign created to support hospitals through the Covid-19 pandemic that saw 30,000 coverings, 5,700 pillowcases and 1,250 liters of hand sanitizer donated by Santa Marcelina Hospital in Itaquera, São Paulo last month. Both the hospitals treat public health system Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) patients.
Last April 20, the Arab Chamber launched a crowdfunding effort designed to raise BRL 80,000 in donations from member companies, Brazilian and Arab enterprises, religious institutions, meat packers, certifier companies, and regular people. The amount will be spent on facemasks and aprons, among other personal protective items required amid the pandemic.
Close to BRL 12,000 have been raised thus far. Click here to help out.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
