The Issa Trust Foundation has raised $417,000, including a $200,000 donation from international charity Direct Relief at the foundation’s For the Children benefit gala at the Sony Hall in Manhattan.
Funds raised from the event will enable the Issa Trust Foundation to start construction of its own children’s health center in the Ocho Rios area, to provide “top-notch pediatric health care to Jamaica’s children on an ongoing basis,” said Paul Issa, chair of the Issa Trust Foundation.
Since 2005, the foundation has conducted annual pediatric medical initiatives across the island and treated thousands of children. In 2020, the foundation responded to the urgent medical crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, obtaining USD $238,000 in equipment and supplies for Jamaica. The donation included two GE Ventilators , a new portable X-ray machine , and a 40-foot container of supplies and equipment .
“One out of every four students had considered suicide. Jamaica lags behind international standards with respect to its capacity to deliver mental health services to its population. All of these factors should be of a major concern to everyone, and I hope more partners will step up [and] join forces with us to help our future generation,” she said.
“Many thanks to the management of WVIP, 93.5 F.M. for supporting this Issa Trust Foundation fundraising gala with valuable air time which is so necessary to get the word out to our Jamaican/Caribbean community,” Allison said.
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