For the second year running, Qatargas has extended support to the US-based Children’s Brain Tumour Foundation (CBTF) and participated in its annual benefit dinner in New York City.
Qatargas officials supporting the Children’s Brain Tumour Foundation at the New York gala
The CBTF is a non-profit organisation, founded in 1988 in the US, to improve the treatment, the quality of life and the long term outlook for children with brain and spinal cord tumours through research, support, education, and advocacy to families and survivors.
The CBTF has been working with the Qatar National Cancer Society (QNCS) to serve children and families coping with paediatric brain cancer and tumours in Qatar and the region.
Qatargas’ Americas Liaison Office (ALO) general manager Jabor Khalifa al-Mesallam represented Qatargas at the event, with representatives of the General Consulate of Qatar in Houston, Qatargas’ customers and shareholders sharing the Qatargas-sponsored table at the charity event.
The collaborative efforts between CBTF and QNCS will greatly help the children and families affected with paediatric brain cancer and tumours in Qatar.
The CBTF and QNCS jointly plan a visiting committee of medical experts from the US to consult with Qatari physicians to manage challenging cases of paediatric brain and spinal cord cancers. The visit will include lectures on important topics in neuro-oncology.
CBTF will also share with QNCS the foundation’s model about connecting families with one another through their family-to-family network.
This programme connects experienced parents and brain tumour survivors, who can provide support and share knowledge and understanding with parents of newly-diagnosed children, bereaved parents and survivors.