Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief continues volunteer surgery program

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief has continued its voluntary medical work around the globe, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Medical services were provided for scores of patients at the Kidney Dialysis Center in Al-Ghaydah, Al-Mahrah Governorate, Yemen.

During September, 126 patients were served.

Among them, 54 underwent 446 scheduled dialysis sessions and six emergency sessions, while 75 patients received medical examinations and consultations at the clinic.

Of the 126 patients, 46 percent were male and 54 percent were female, with 16 percent being displaced individuals, 83 percent residents, and 1 percent refugees.

Meanwhile, mobile medical clinics operated in Yemen’s Harad district, in the governorate of Hajjah, providing medical services to 226 beneficiaries from Sept. 11 to 17, 2024.

During this period, the epidemic disease control clinic treated 113 patients, the emergency clinic 63, the internal medicine clinic 33, and the reproductive health clinic 15.

In terms of ancillary services, 61 people accessed the nursing services clinic, and waste disposal activities were conducted twice. Furthermore, seven beneficiaries were treated at the surgery and dressing clinic. The clinics also dispensed medications to 217 patients.

In San Salvador, El Salvador, a voluntary medical project for vascular surgery and interventional catheterization was concluded on Friday.

The project ran from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3, 2024.

The medical team, affiliated with KSrelief, performed 45 specialized operations during the campaign.

Eight volunteers from various medical specialties participated.

In Medan, Indonesia, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, KSrelief supervisor-general, said the center implemented a voluntary open-heart surgery project for adults.

Running from Oct. 1 to 8, 2024, the project involved 15 volunteers from various medical specialties.

Since the campaign began, KSrelief’s medical team has completed three open-heart operations.