The Jerusalem Fund warmly invites you to “Facing Palestine’s Silent Killer: The Fight Against Diabetes,” a virtual educational and fundraising event highlighting the pivotal work of the Palestine Diabetes Institute (PDI).
Founded in 2009, the PDI diligently serves Palestinian communities across three major cities, Nablus, Hebron, and Al-Bireh, leading the charge against the escalating diabetes crisis in Palestine. Alarmingly, 20.8% of Palestinians aged 40-69 years grapple with this relentless disease.
On September 21st, join Dr. Eid Mustafa, Chairman of the Palestine Diabetes Institute, and Dr. Hani J. Rjoob, Diabetologist and Head of the PDI’s Hebron Branch, as they delve into the complexities of the diabetes epidemic in Palestine. This health challenge, intensified by Israel’s occupation and its ensuing restrictions, demands our attention and action.
This event is part of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development’s annual fundraising drive for the PDI. Your invaluable support empowers the PDI to persist in its mission, offering essential care and education to those most vulnerable.
Registration is required to attend this virtual event.
When: Thursday, Sept 21 @ 1pm ET (8pm Palestine Time)
Click Here to Register NowAbout the Speakers
Dr. Hani Rjoob received his medical degree from the University of Jordan. He serves on the Palestinian Board of Internal Medicine at Makassed Hospital, and is a Fellow of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Western University in Canada. He serves as a specialist of Internal Medicine, Diabetes, and Endocrinology at the Palestine Diabetes Institute (PDI), and is the Medical Director of the PDI – Hebron Branch.
Dr. Eid B. Mustafa is Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of the Board here at the Jerusalem Fund. He is an honor graduate of Alexandria Medical School. He was trained in general surgery at Howard University in Washington, DC, and attained plastic surgery training at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Mustafa is in private practice in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he is chief of plastic surgery at United Regional Health Care System and at Kell West Regional Hospital. He served as President of the Wichita County Medical Society, Vice President of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission Medical Committee, and as Treasurer, Vice President, and President of the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA), from which he received the NAAMA outstanding physician award. He is a member of many professional associations including ACS, ASPS, ASAPS, and TMA.
Dr. Mustafa has served as director of Physicians for Peace for which he is the founder of its Palestine chapter. He also served as President of the North Central Texas Medical Foundation for many years, and is deeply involved in medical volunteer work, particularly in Palestine. Additional awards he has received include the Americanism award from the Daughters of the American Revolution for his international volunteer work and the President’s and Physicians’ Diplomat awards by Physicians for Peace.
