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AMMAN — The King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) and Save the Children Jordan on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for child cancer patients from Gaza receiving treatment at the King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC), as well as their companions.
The agreement was signed by KHCF Director General Nisreen Qatamish and Save the Children Jordan CEO Dana Erekat, in the presence of Ahmad Hendawi, Regional Director of Save the Children International, the Jordan News Agency, Petra reported.
Under the MoU, MHPSS services will be provided to around 420 children and young cancer patients from Gaza and their companions at KHCC.
The programme will be implemented over six months and includes the design, execution and technical supervision of specialised psychosocial support services, in addition to training selected KHCC staff members.
Qatamish said that the agreement reflects KHCF’s commitment to providing holistic care for cancer patients from Gaza by integrating psychosocial support with medical treatment.
She added that this integrated approach aims to help patients and their families cope with the severe psychological impact of the war on Gaza, as well as the challenges associated with cancer treatment.
Erekat said the project is supported by Save the Children International’s Humanitarian Fund, noting that mental health and psychosocial support is a core pillar of the organisation’s child protection programmes.
She added that the initiative adopts an integrated approach focused on long-term recovery and resilience-building, particularly for children affected by conflict and crises such as those in Gaza.
Launched by His Majesty King Abdullah, the Jordanian Medical Corridor provides continuous medical care for sick children from Gaza and forms part of the Kingdom’s broader humanitarian response.
Medical evacuations, which began in March 2025, are conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO), as part of coordinated humanitarian efforts in line with international standards.
The children are receiving treatment at several Jordanian hospitals, reflecting the Kingdom’s ongoing medical and humanitarian support for Palestinians affected by the war in Gaza.
Jordan also operates two military field hospitals in Gaza — one in the northern part of the Strip, established in 2009 following the 2008 war, and another in Khan Younis in the south, established in November 2023 during the ongoing war on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
Other humanitarian initiatives include a mobile bakery and the “Restoring Hope” programme, which provides prosthetic limbs for amputees.
