The Mahak Facility in Iran

Dedicated to helping children and their families cope with the diagnosis of childhood cancer, the Mahak facility in Iran provides a healing environment, specialized medical equipment, and ongoing support for its visitors. The facility was created solely on the basis of donations from compassionate individuals. In fact, several parts of the facility are named after a person or organization that has helped to make the facility a reality.

Completion
The Mahak facility began to take shape in the year 2000. By 2003, the rehabilitation areas of the facility were completed and ready to begin accepting patients. Additions were added to the original plan, which made the facilities around two times the original size. The entire size of the hospital is about 86,000 square feet.

In February of 2007, the Ministry of Health in Iran granted the final permits that were required for Mahak to begin operating. These permits allowed the hospital to...READ MORE