Thalassemia
Since the 1st of June 2023, Karma started a thalassemia project, funded by MSF France for a period of 12 months, aiming at providing comprehensive multidisciplinary care, free of charge, for a specific number of pediatric patients with thalassemia, residing in Lebanon. General Objective Reducing morbidity and mortality among vulnerable pediatric patients with Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia in Lebanon Specific objectives 90 […]
Cancer
Since 2015, Karma supported the medical treatment of 120 patients with the diagnosis of cancer in different hospitals, including The Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui – UMC, Rafik Hariri University Hospital and American University of Beirut Medical Center. Current patients: To date, Karma is supporting the treatment of 6 pediatric patients with cancer in Rafik Hariri University Hospital
About Karma
Karma’s story It all started in 2012, with Myriam, a two-year-old Lebanese girl suffering from leukemia and who needed a bone marrow transplant. The family did not have health insurance to cover the cost. A group of relatives and friends decided to do the most they could to save Myriam. They established Acute Support for Childhood and Adolescents in Lebanon […]
Karma in the Media
VIDEOS KARMA’S PROJECT DIRECTOR DR LAYAL ISSA IN AN INTERVIEW WITH AL NOUR MAANA – النور معنا ON 23/02/2024 (ARABIC)TALKING ABOUT HOW KARMA SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND THALASSEMIA. KARMA’S PROJECT DIRECTOR DR LAYAL ISSA IN A RADIO INTERVIEW WITH RADIO PAX BEKAA ON 25/01/2024 (ARABIC) EXPLAINING KARMA’S WORK. BBC (ENGLISH): HOW SYRIAN REFUGEES BATTLE AGAINST […]