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Arab News
13 hours ago
- General
- Arab News
KSrelief distributes 3,989 food parcels in Afghanistan and Pakistan
RIYADH: The Kingdom's aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 3,989 food parcels to vulnerable people in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Saudi Press Agency reported earlier this week. In Afghanistan, 115 parcels were distributed in Omari Camp, at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar Province, to Afghan returnees from Pakistan. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, 3,874 food parcels were distributed to flood-affected communities, including in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Haveli, Muzaffarabad, and Poonch), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Upper Dir and Torghar), and Punjab (Layyah district). A total of 27,094 vulnerable individuals benefited from the initiative, according to KSrelief.
Arab News
13 hours ago
- General
- Arab News
KSrelief distributes 970 shelter kits in Pakistan and Somalia
RIYADH: The Kingdom's aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 970 shelter kits to vulnerable communities in Pakistan and Somalia, benefiting 6,672 individuals, according to the Saudi Press Agency. In Pakistan, KSrelief provided 840 kits to displaced and affected families in the Haveli and Muzaffarabad districts of Jammu and Kashmir province, benefitting 5,232 individuals. In Somalia, KSrelief distributed 130 shelter kits, along with 100 clothing bags and 10 tents, to families in Baki Camp in the Awdal region, benefitting 1,440 people.
Arab News
3 days ago
- Health
- Arab News
Saudi conjoined twins' health stable days after separation surgery, chief program doctor confirms
RIYADH: Eight-month-old Saudi conjoined twins who were separated last week by Saudi surgeons from the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program remain in stable condition, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah confirmed on Monday. Al-Rabeeah, who heads the program's medical and surgical team and serves as the supervisor general of KSrelief, said that conjoined twins Yara and Lara are showing positive signs of healing after undergoing surgery last week at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. 'All the twins' vital signs have returned to normal, and they remain on artificial respiration in the intensive care unit,' he said. 'Their intestinal functions have begun to resume, and nutrition will gradually be introduced through a nasogastric feeding tube. The twins are under close observation and are receiving antibiotics to prevent infection,' he added. Al-Rabeeah noted that the surgical wounds are healing well and expressed hope that artificial respiration could be discontinued within the next four days, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Yara and Lara were conjoined at the lower abdomen and pelvis, sharing parts of the small intestine, colon, urinary, and reproductive systems, as well as a pelvic bone. They were born on Nov. 5, 2024, weighing a total of 10 kg, with independent upper and lower limbs. The surgery on July 17 lasted 12.5 hours over nine stages. It involved a team of 38 specialists, including pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, urologists, plastic surgeons, orthopedists and other support staff. The Saudi Conjoined Twins Program has assessed 150 cases from 27 countries over 35 years, separating 65 of those cases. Yara and Lara are the 16th successful separation of Saudi twins among 45 nationals that the program has examined, the SPA added.
Arab News
3 days ago
- Health
- Arab News
KSrelief extends support to 5 nations in need
RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief is continuing to make a significant global impact by providing critical assistance to some of the world's most vulnerable communities. The agency has launched a voluntary medical project for adult cardiac surgery and catheterization in Yemen's Aden governorate, in cooperation with the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen. Running until July 27, the project is set to perform 65 catheterizations and 30 surgeries, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. KSrelief in Somalia has distributed 130 shelter kits, 100 clothing kits, and 10 tents to 1,440 people in 240 families in Baki camp in the Awdal region. The Saudi aid agency in Sudan has distributed 800 food baskets to families returning from displacement in Al-Jazirah state, helping 5,036 people. In Afghanistan, 90 food baskets have been distributed at Omari camp near the Torkham border, helping 540 Afghan returnees from Pakistan. In addition, KSrelief in the Syrian Arab Republic continues to help families affected by fires in Latakia, and has distributed shelter kits to 1,500 families. Since its launch in May 2015, KSrelief has implemented 3,602 projects worth more than $8.1 billion across 108 countries, in partnership with more than 323 organizations.
Saudi Gazette
3 days ago
- Health
- Saudi Gazette
Yara and Lara in stable condition after successful separation surgery
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), confirmed the stable condition of conjoined Saudi twins Yara and Lara, four days after their successful separation surgery at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in Riyadh. Dr. Al-Rabeeah said that the twins' vital signs are now normal and they remain on ventilators in the intensive care unit. He noted that their intestines have begun to regain function, and a nasal feeding tube will be used to gradually introduce nutrition. He added that the twins are under close observation and are receiving antibiotics to prevent infection, with good healing progress. Doctors anticipate weaning the twins off ventilators within the next four days, pending continued improvement. The twins were previously joined at the lower abdomen, pelvis, and shared parts of the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems, including a pelvic bone. Their complex separation surgery was performed on Thursday, July 17, lasting 12.5 hours across nine stages. A 38-member medical team, including consultants in pediatric surgery, urology, anesthesia, orthopedics, plastic surgery, and nursing, led the operation.
