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RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief recently concluded a week-long voluntary medical program for specialized surgeries at health clinics in Reyhanli, Turkiye, aimed at helping victims of the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquake.
During the campaign, the medical team treated 493 patients in the family medicine clinic, 355 in the dermatology clinic, 338 in the optometry clinic, and 173 in the endocrinology clinic, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
In February 2023, KSrelief launched a campaign through the Sahem platform to help earthquake victims in Syria and Turkiye. The appeal has so far raised more than SR524 million ($139.5 million) from over 3.4 million donations.
Since its inception in 2015, KSrelief has implemented 3,105 projects worth more than $7.1 billion in 104 countries, in cooperation with 454 local, regional, and international partners.
The bulk of the support has gone to Yemen ($4.5 billion), Palestine ($501 million), Syria ($447 million), and Somalia ($233 million).
KSrelief’s programs cover food security, health, sanitation, shelter, nutrition, education, telecommunications, and logistics.