DUBAI, 21st July, 2014 (WAM) -- INDEX Holding will further support Al Jalila Foundation's medical research aspirations under an agreement signed today between the two sides.
Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Chairman of INDEX Holding, and Dr. Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama, CEO of Al Jalila Foundation, signed the agreement in the presence of Professor Sehamuddin Galadari, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology and Academic and Research Advisor of Al Jalila Foundation. As a result of the agreement, INDEX Holding?s subsidiary, INDEX Trading and Investment, will commit to donate a fixed percentage of its sales of JumJum baby products to Al Jalila Foundation?s medical research programmes. While INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions Organisation Est. (ICE), another subsidiary of INDEX Holding, will also contribute to a percentage of exhibitor and delegate registration fees from all of its events. Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani commented: "We are pleased to enter this long-term partnership between INDEX Holding and Al Jalila Foundation, and honoured to join Majlis Al Ata?a. We look forward to maximising our role in supporting medical research through significant contributions from all the local and international events organised by INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions Organisation Est., as well as revenues from INDEX Trading and Investment." Dr. Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama, CEO, Al Jalila Foundation said, "We welcome INDEX Holding aboard our journey to further elevate healthcare and quality of life in the U.A.E. through medical research. Their generous and continuous contribution will support our efforts to ensure sustainable funding to medical research over the long term. We look forward to a strong partnership."Following the signing, Dr Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama presented Al Jalila Foundation?s "Key of Hope" to Dr Abdul Salam Al Madani. The "Key of Hope" is a special commemorative key, inspired by the Foundation?s pledge to unlock new advancements for a healthier society.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2014.
