Every Year MKA UK supports an important charity or cause as part of the Sadqa Appeal. This year the MKA UK 2022 Sadqa Appeal is looking to raise £75,000 to fund the Intensive Care Unit for the Humanity First Masroor Centre for Health, in Abidjan Ivory Coast. This project has been carefully chosen by Humanity First to make a long-lasting impact in a place where sustainable healthcare is much needed.

As with all projects with Humanity First, you can have every confidence every penny donated will go far in making life changing impacts in peoples lives.

Why are we raising money for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)?

The ICU in any hospital provides critical care to some of the most seriously ill patients who require close monitoring. The ICU in this hospital will be a 4 bedded ICU for medical and surgical needs. By raising money for this important part of the hospital, you can make a real difference in many peoples lives.

Why is supporting this hospital so important?

Projects such as this can be life changing or even life saving to people who do not have access to the everyday healthcare services we may take for granted. The Nasir Hospital in Guatemala, the previous hospital built by Humanity First, was inaugurated by Huzoor Aqdas (aba) on 23rd October 2018. In its first two years, it has already performed 400 surgeries and seen more than 17,000 patients receive care that is unprecedented for this area. The Masroor Centre for Healthcare will be a similar facility with 22 beds covering an area of 3000 sqm. Imagine the impact your donation can make to the thousands of lives who will benefit from this hospital, inshaAllah.

Is this project a sustainable project?

One of the reasons we love this project so much is the Sustainable Development element of this project:

1. Environment - Humanity First are aiming to build this hospital using sustainable techniques to ensure a minimal carbon footprint, and the careful consideration of natural light and green spaces in the design of the hospital.
   
2. Social Equity - the project aims to empower local communities, by creating employment and training opportunities and providing healthcare to all people irrespective of a persons religious beliefs, ethnicity, or background.
   
3. Economic Sustainability - the aim of the hospital is to be financially independent so that it can fund itself without further support once launched.
   

These three elements mean that your donation will have a long-lasting impact for many, many years to come, inshaAllah.

For more information you can go the Humanity First website: Ivory Coast Hospital - Humanity First UK (hfuk.org).