KSrelief completes volunteer medical project for pediatric open-heart surgery in Yemen

Yemen has a high rate of heart disease among children. (SPA)
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RIYADH: º£½ÇÖ±²¥â€™s aid agency KSrelief has completed a medical service offering open-heart surgery and cardiac catheterization for children in Aden, Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.

The initiative ran from April 19-26. Ten volunteers from various medical backgrounds were on-site.

The team performed 24 open-heart operations and 98 cardiac catheterization procedures.