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11-04-2025
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Global Health: Gaza System Stockpiles to Run Out in 2 Weeks to Month
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned (Thursday) that 75 percent of United Nations operations in the Gaza Strip over the past week were 'denied or impeded.' The organization confirmed, via the platform X, that Israel's prevention of humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip since March 2 puts families at risk of disease and death amid dwindling supplies in the health system within the Strip. Tedros Ghebreyesus emphasized that the healthcare system's supplies in the Gaza Strip are expected to run out within two to four weeks. However, the World Health Organization 'will remain in Gaza' despite security risks and restrictions. The WHO Director-General called for the immediate lifting of the blockade on aid entering the Gaza Strip, the protection of healthcare workers, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all areas of the Strip. Related Topics : Makkah Deputy Governor Launches Healthcare Projects, Receives WHO Certificate Butterfly Organization: Saudi Arabia's Message of Hope to Rare Skin Patients Saudi Arabia Makes Major Strides towards Eradicating Poverty Worldwide UN Declares Nov. 24 'World Conjoined Twins Day' upon Saudi Arabia's Initiative Short link : Post Views: 17 Related Stories
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27-02-2025
- Health
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Saudi Surgeons Perform Complex Separation of Burkinabe Conjoined Twins
A specialized Saudi medical team has begun a complex procedure to separate Burkinabe conjoined twins, Hawa and Khadija, at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in Riyadh. The 17-month-old twins are fused at the lower chest and abdomen, sharing the pericardium, liver, and intestines. Separation Conjoined Twins The operation is being carried out under the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and PM, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. It is led by Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief). In a statement today, Dr. Al Rabeeah detailed that the surgery is expected to last eight hours and will be completed in five stages. A team of 26 experts, including consultants and specialists in anesthesia, pediatric surgery, and plastic surgery, is involved. Moreover, the procedure has an anticipated success rate exceeding 80%. This marks the 62nd separation surgery performed under the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, which has treated 146 conjoined twins from 27 countries over the past 35 years. The program's global contributions have been recognized by the United Nations, which designated November 24 as World Conjoined Twins Day. Finally, Dr. Al Rabeeah extended his gratitude to Saudi leadership for its unwavering support and wished the twins a smooth recovery and a safe return to Burkina Faso. Related Topics : UN Declares Nov. 24 'World Conjoined Twins Day' upon Saudi Arabia's Initiative Families of Conjoined Twins Separated in Saudi Arabia Arrive in Makkah to Perform Hajj Medical Team Successfully Separates Conjoined Twins Hasna, Husna Siamese Twins from Philippines Arrive in Riyadh for Separation Operation Short link : Post Views: 60
