VPS Healthcare donated US$1 million to the Emirates Red Crescent to support its ongoing humanitarian initiative in Yemen. This comes at a time when people are all set to welcome 2017, the Year of Giving, as declared by the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Managing Director of VPS Healthcare, handed over the cheque and the letter of donation for medicines to Dr. Mohammed Atiq Al Falahi, Secretary-General of Emirates Red Crescent.

"VPS Healthcare has supported us in many of our initiatives for Yemen this year. It is overwhelming to see such a noble gesture on part of Dr. Shamsheer who has come forward to help people in the time of need. We look forward to its continued support in all our initiatives and I am pleased to associate with an organisation with strong humanitarian values," Al Falahi said while speaking on the occasion at the Emirates Red Crescent office.

VPS Healthcare has always been empathetic to human suffering and has also signed an agreement with the Emirates Red Crescent to support its humanitarian activities in the Middle East, Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

"We have always been supporting the Red Crescent’s initiatives and this is just another contribution from our side. We are nearing 2017, the Year of Giving, as declared by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and I look forward to many such opportunities to give back to the society in the best way possible," Vayalil said.

"The UAE is known to have always supported those in need regardless of their race, nationality or age. The main focus of 2017 will be on strengthening the social responsibility of the private sector, thereby giving us an opportunity to contribute back to the country and its people, and I am glad to see the private sector embracing this initiative," he added.