The Hope Institute of Jamaica and the Jamaica Cancer Care and Research Institute (JACCRI) were the beneficiaries of $750,000 from the recently held ICWI Hope In The Hills concert.
The funds were handed over at the Hope Institute of Jamaica. A sum of $500,000 was presented to the Hope Institute of Jamaica, while $250,000 was handed over to JACCRI.
The brainchild of local singer and songwriter the late Suzanne Couch, the concert became a reality on Sunday, June 10, at Strawberry Hill, St Andrew. Grammy-winning singer Joss Stone headlined the event with Suzanne and her daughter Sarah, who also performed. Couch lost her battle with cancer just a few weeks after the concert.
Senior medical officer at the Hope Institute of Jamaica Dr Dingle Spence, who accepted the funds, noted the positive impact the donation will have, noting that it will be critical to the advanced training of personnel from the institution.
“One of our main needs is to promote the education of our own staff because we are emerging as a centre of excellence, and we need to make sure that our own staff are educated. We will be sending them abroad to do short courses to expand their learning. We are also seeking to bring experts down to train our people in Jamaica,” she added.
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