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Kerecis receives a grant through the SDG Partnership Fund

Kerecis has conducted several clinical trials that have exhibited the efficacy of its items, which are used to treat diabetic and trauma wounds, including burn wounds, in the United States and many European countries.   The medical fish skin company Kerecis has received a 230, 000 USD grant through the Icelandic Ministry for International Affairs’s SDG Partnership Fund to support the Kerecis Community Project in Cairo. Kerecis will provide medical fish skin products to the Ahl Masr Medical center and will train its doctors in the use of the products to treat serious burns. Ahl Masr specializes in treating trauma plus burn victims free of charge.  
The project is in series with several of the Environmentally friendly Development Goals (SDGs). Two years ago, Kerecis selected several SDGs to focus on, including eco friendly development, health and well-being, gender equality, decent work plus economic growth, and sector, innovation and infrastructure. Kerecis tracks its progress within furthering these goals and reports on its progress annually.
The Kerecis Local community Project also seeks to market innovation, research, and progress the company´s fish skin products for burn treatment within developing countries. The company hopes to train doctors elsewhere in Egypt and in neighbouring countries in the use of the fish epidermis to treat burns, and to develop local commercial partners to assist introduce the technology in the area.
Burn accidents are common in Egypt where kerosene is utilized for cooking. Victims are usually preschool-aged children and ladies, and one in three sufferers who are hospitalized dies through the wounds.  
”We think that our products can save life and improve the quality of life for all those injured in this way, ” mentioned Fertram Sigurjonsson, Founder plus CEO of Kerecis. “We are grateful for the assistance from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which will increase the influence of our project and encourage us to do even more to assist people worldwide. ”
“Kerecis’ contribution will be critical for patients in need, regardless of sex, age or economic position, ” said Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfsdottir, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs plus Development Cooperation. “Improved burn off treatment with the Kerecis medical fish skin will particularly help women and children, who are most affected by these household fires. The treatment will allow individuals to return to work or college faster, reduce long-term disability and disfigurement, and lead to increased employment and social integration, ” she added.

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