Surgery Aid Fund

This project has been created in January 2005 to support and complement the medical assistance presented by Ajialouna to all patients who cannot afford the expenses of an imminent surgery.

The reasons behind the creation of this fund were the high cost of surgical operations, the deterioration of the socio-economical status of a large number of Lebanese families, and the increasing number of cases requiring surgery.

This fund covers all emergency cases, laboratory tests, and radiology, and it compensates for the outstanding fee of surgery and treatment beyond the coverage of the Ministry of Public Health.

The beneficiaries are referred from:

• The School Health program
• Ajialouna Medical Center
• Elderly program
• Social program
• Emergency cases
  • A total of 712 Surgeries were performed this year, 2010.
  • A total of 8,943 surgeries were performed since the beginning of this program

Mechanism of Action

The patient or relative fills an application and brings the pertaining documents to request surgery assistance (like the doctor’s report, hospital admission records, Ministry of Health documents, etc.).

Ajialouna’s social committee will study the application and decide on the authenticity of the case and the budget to assist the patient. The results will be provided few days prior to the surgery or after admission to the hospital at the latest.

The patient will be granted a pledge to the hospital or a check for the approved amount depending on the hospital they are submitted to.

This program is funded by many fundraising activities such as Baaleshmay Dinner. Other sources for funding this program come from a monthly payment of 10,000 L.L. (or a yearly payment of 120,000 L.L.) or any amount of money that the donor would like to contribute.

For more information please contact Ajialouna 01-304472 extension 1504.