Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has provided an assistance of approximately QR50mn for the treatment of about 1,750 cancer patients in 2025 in Qatar, disclosed the chairman of the society.
“In 2025 alone we have provided financial support worth QR49mn for approximately 1,750 adult and paediatric patients. Cancer treatment is very expensive and some of our non-Qatari colleagues living here, have certain difficulties in covering expenses,” His Excellency Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Jaber al-Thani told Gulf Times in a recent interview.
Sheikh Khalid said that QCS is taking care of the patients who have difficulty in meeting the expenses for the treatment and the society has made the system simpler and more accessible for people to apply for the assistance.
“Recently we won an award for the whole process from His Highness the Amir. We have an application called ‘Wayyakom’ and through this, people can apply for the support from QCS. It is a platform that people can use to fill in the application. They can upload all the required documents and if everything is fine it will be approved by the system within 24-48 hours,” he explained.
He noted that if the application is approved, and the financial aid or any assistance is provided, it will be shown in the application within the time period.
The QCS chairman noted that 2025 marked a significant milestone in the journey of the organisation as it continued to translate its vision into tangible achievements through a comprehensive package of initiatives and services targeting patients, survivors, and the wider community.
“Additionally, 1,200 individuals directly benefited from psychological and social support programmes, while indirect beneficiaries exceeded 40,000, alongside specialised individual psychological support services provided to 50 survivors,” he stated.
According to the QCS chairman, in the field of community awareness, QCS has implemented specialised campaigns and programmes through its Cancer Awareness Centre, the first of its kind in the Middle East. In 2025, more than 6.65mn indirect beneficiaries were served, in addition to 18,950 direct beneficiaries through workshops, programmes, and field awareness activities.
“On a daily basis, we have groups of people getting their training in Qatar Cancer Society. They are getting trained in cancer treatment programmes. We have a programme with the Primary Health Care Corporation, Hama d Medical Corporation as well as with Sidra Medicine. They keep sending their people for training with us,” he noted.
“We have training programme meant for nursing staff. We also have programmes for physicians, health educators and health specialists. So all these programmes are going in tandem or in synchronisation with the respective institutions,” added Sheikh Khalid.
