Essential medical care

Medical support when families cannot meet essential costs.

Salsabeel helps cover essential medicine, tests, treatment, rehabilitation and surgery. Each request is reviewed individually, with local volunteers helping us understand the cost and the situation.

Registered Canadian charity Entirely volunteer-run Direct assistance in Egypt
A Salsabeel representative visiting a child in Egypt
Salsabeel works directly with families and local volunteers to understand each person’s circumstances and provide practical support.
Personal assessment Every request is considered according to the person’s needs and financial circumstances.
Practical support Funding is directed toward the expense that is preventing someone from receiving care.
Direct delivery Trusted contacts help coordinate treatment, purchases and follow-up support in Egypt.

How we help

What medical assistance can cover.

Some people need help paying for a prescription. Others need tests, treatment or recovery costs. We look at each request and help with the cost that is stopping someone from receiving care.

01

Medicine and testing

Support for essential prescriptions, medical supplies and the tests needed to understand a condition and determine the next step in care.

  • Prescription medicine
  • Medical tests and imaging
  • Essential medical supplies
02

Treatment and surgery

Direct assistance with a necessary course of treatment or medical procedure when a family cannot afford the remaining cost.

  • Specialist appointments
  • Medical treatment
  • Essential surgery
03

Recovery and access

Help with the follow-up care and practical expenses that allow someone to recover fully and return to school, work or family life.

  • Rehabilitation and therapy
  • Follow-up appointments
  • Transportation to care

A story of recovery

Mohammed’s recovery and return to school.

In 2022, Mohammed Ahmed, then 12 years old, was struck by a speeding car and suffered a serious fracture to his right leg.

Mohammed Ahmed at home after surgery with Salsabeel co-founder Nehal
Mohammed recovering at home with Salsabeel co-founder Nehal.
His initial surgery was mostly covered, but follow-up treatment and extensive rehabilitation were not.
Salsabeel contributed more than $1,000 to help cover costs that were beyond his family’s means.
The assistance helped Mohammed continue his recovery while easing pressure on a family already affected by caregiving and lost work.
Recovery update

By 2025, Mohammed was walking again and had returned to school. Timely follow-up care helped him recover and resume his normal life.

How assistance is delivered

How medical assistance is assessed.

Local volunteers and community contacts tell us about requests for help. We review the situation and the cost before deciding what support can be provided.

01 · Listen

Understand the need

Trusted volunteers and community contacts identify individuals facing genuine medical and financial hardship.

02 · Respond

Choose practical support

We review the person’s circumstances and identify the medical expense where assistance can make the clearest difference.

03 · Deliver

Provide help directly

Local contacts help coordinate treatment, purchases and appointments while treating recipients with care and dignity.

$750

can help cover surgery.

For someone who would otherwise be unable to afford essential care, one contribution can change the course of a life.

Example based on approximate local costs. Actual costs vary by case and changing prices.

Your donation in action

Support essential medical care.

Donations help Salsabeel assist people who cannot afford essential medicine, treatment or recovery costs.

1
Direct your gift to medical assistance

Include “medical assistance” with your donation or contact us after contributing.

2
Receive an official Canadian tax receipt

Include your full name and mailing address when donating by Interac e-transfer.

3
Support charitable programs directly

Salsabeel’s founders cover administrative expenses separately from donor-funded programs.

Help remove the cost barrier

Help cover medical costs.

Your contribution can help provide medicine, testing, treatment, rehabilitation or surgery to someone who would otherwise go without.

Need help with medical costs?

Use our initial application to tell us about the medical need, the costs and the duration of support requested. No document upload is required at this stage.

Our resources are very limited. Submitting an application does not guarantee funding.

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