Charity Foundation for Special Diseases
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The Charity Foundation for Special Diseases, as a public and NGO entity, started its activities in May 1995 with the support of H.E. Hashemi Rafsanjani and Dr. Fatemeh Rafsanjani and other philanthropists.[1]
The idea behind establishing such an entity came about when President of the foundation met few kidney and thalassemia patients in 1991.[1] Their inappropriate living and medical condition forced her to travel to provinces to collect first hand information and get herself more familiarized with patients. Due to the following prevailing conditions for patients, she had to report the result of fact finding missions to her father and asked for his immediate intervention:
- High epidemic of such disease in the country
- Expensive treatment and lack of remedies
- Patients inability to carry on a constructive work
- Psychological pressure on patients families
- Lack of supportive associations
- Lack of attention in addressing the issue by Ministry of Health
During these years, the Foundation has expanded its coverage from patients with Dialysis, Thalassemia and Hemophilia to other patients with severe illnesses : Cancer, M.S., Kidney transplants, Diebetic and E.B. due to its epidemic and high cost of treatments.
Established medical centers
- Sudeh treatment center (1994)
- Specialized medical center (1999)
- Bam clinic (2005)
- Sharq specialized medical center (2006)
- Diabetic 1 specialized center (2008)
- Rafsanjan center (2013)
Centers under construction
- Najaf medical and rehab. Center
- Karbala therapeutic center
- Borojerd
- Shahrood
- Sharq hospital
- center for research, training and prevention of cancer
- Kavosh rehab. Center
- Gohar’Baran center