QRCS Concludes Surgical Project for Thousands of Patients in Gaza

By A Robin - August 31, 2022

Surgical Project

As part of its medical convoys program, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a surgical operations project for poor patients in Gaza, which was aimed to support the health sector and ensure high-quality services for patients, with a total budget of USD789,142.

Co-implemented by QRCS's representation office in Gaza and Palestine's Ministry of Health (MOH), under a bilateral cooperation agreement signed in December 2020, the project involved more than 6,000 surgeries and post-procedure follow-ups for the beneficiaries.

Over the contract period, there were performed 100 open-heart surgeries, 210 complex orthopedic and fracture surgeries, 100 plastic orthopedic surgeries, 124 vascular surgeries, 143 life-saving cardiothoracic surgeries, 159 advanced urological surgeries, dozens of medical interventions and pulmonary endoscopies for 750 patients in pulmonology, and anesthesia services for eye surgeries, QRCS said in a statement today.

(QNA)