Zakat House provides over USD32,000 as assistance for medical treatment

The Maldives Zakat House announced that it provided USD32,000 as financial assistance for medical treatment during October. Statistics publicised by the Zakat House shows that Zakat House had spent a total of USD34,351 in October. Of this amount, it allocated USD64,370 to provide assistance. The data indicated that Zakat Funds primarily provided assistance in four key areas, including cancer treatment, heart operations, treatment for kidney diseases, brain operations as well as transplants. It showed that similar to previous months, the Zakat House provided the largest amount for supporting cancer treatment, totalling to USD22,570. Meanwhile, USD 5,224 for treatment of kidney diseases, USD 2,264 for brain operations, USD 1,650 for heart operations and USD 30,525 for other treatments. The additional expenses incurred by Zakat House were to secure funds for the development of the Waqf buildings and to provide salaries for individuals working to collect Zakat. As such, it had spent a total of USD 16,389 for the salaries of employees and, USD5989 for trips undertaken to other countries. Despite the collection and distribution of Zakat was previously done by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, it is now the responsibility of the Maldives Zakat House. The Zakat House was established with the recommendation of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, and was inaugurated in January 2024.