Dubai, Jun 06: In view of the growing “deterioration” of health facilities in Iraq, more than 50 Iraqi children have been flown in from Dubai to India to receive life-saving surgery.
Each of the 57 youngsters, aged between one and 18, was accompanied by a parent on their journey to a Bangalore hospital, where most of them will receive heart surgery, a report in ‘The National’ said.
According to the report, the charity group Tareeq al Zuhoor has helped 238 children receive surgeries.
Ayad Abbas, a founder of the group said because of the “deterioration” of health facilities in Iraq, the trips abroad were essential.
Abbas, who lives in Abu Dhabi, said he expected the group to spend no less than a month at the specialist paediatric heart hospital Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bangalore.
–Agencies