By invitation from Dr. Hossam Abdel Maksoud, President of “Community Care Rx Foundation” for Advanced Pharmaceutical Industries in the United States of America, the foundation honored workers in the health sector in New York State
A group of officials from the health sector in New York City, and a number of members of the Senate participated in the grand celebration, and also a number of Arab ambassadors and diplomatic sector from the United Nations are there, led by H E. Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek
Also, large elite of businessmen and women, the investment community and public figures, a number of civil society figures and a number of representatives of the visual and print media in New York City, and many medical care companies specialized in medical services participated in this ceremony, and people with special needs, and a number of governmental and private “non-governmental” companies are there
During the ceremony, Dr. Abdel Maksoud expressed his pleasure at honoring employees in the health sector, He talked about their importance role in dealing with children and praised the exceptional dedication of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and support staff who continue to go above and beyond, for countless Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
He emphasized that they are amazing essential employees who make a difference and play a vital role in the missions of the many nonprofits that Community Care Rx serves
The honoring included workers in the health sector, including nurses and social workers in health authorities, as the number of honorees reached 37 employees, from more than 33 medical institutions at the level of New York City
Community Care RX is a unique institution for long-term care, qualified to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services to different types of institutions and individuals, based on 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical field, and the institution provides services to patients, who numbered more than 8 thousand people with special needs, in 5 boroughs: New York, Long Island, most of New Jersey, Connecticut, and Westchester
This ceremony is the first held by the Foundation to honor workers in the health sector, as the company’s management decided to repeat this honor every year
The ceremony was attended by a group of senior workers in the health sector and government figures in New York, and H E. Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations, as the guest speaker for the honoring ceremony, who expressed in his speech his happiness to participate in this honor, which is held under personal sponsorship Egyptian succeeded in American society
Abdel Khalek pointed to the weakness of the health sector services in the countries of the African continent, calling for more encouragement of the private sector to move towards the development of these sectors there. He also stressed his pride in the Egyptian models that succeeded in American societies, pointing to the importance of emulating them and their successes, stressing that success needs more. striving and persistence
Among the attendees were
Tom Lyndon; Life supervisor
Scott Parkin; Representative of the BLOCK Institute in New York, an institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Carles Evidus, Reese, and Yvette Brissett; From the introduction of individual services for people
Barbara Farhan; from the organizing union
Paul Torres; AHRC Suffolk
Also present were Senators Kevin Thomas, Senators Ann Kaplan, and Senators John Leo; Members of the Jennifer Rajkumar Society, as well as Society member David Weber, and First Lady Tamika Richards
It is known that the Community Care Foundation has made great efforts during the spread of the Corona pandemic about 3 years ago, as the Foundation received many praises and high evaluations from many health monitoring centers in the United States, including the OPWDD Medical Foundation specialized in this field
This grand celebration was attended by more than 300 health personnel and its various sectors, as well as a number of politicians and officials of the US government
