The mother of a beneficiary child interacting with an official from the RAF after undergoing cardiac surgery at a hospital in Tanzania.
DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has helped 128 children suffering from heart diseases in Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania.
The young patients underwent open heart surgeries and angiographies by a team of 30 volunteering doctors from Arab and Muslim countries.
The project was implemented at a cost of QR815,000 in collaboration with Al Muntada Islamic Foundation, the RAF’s local partner in the country.
It was financed by the endowment fund of Sheikh Thani bin Abullah Al Thani for kindness and goodness. The project was part of RAF’s ongoing campaign “Al Qulub Al Saghira” (small hearts) to provide health services to children with heart diseases.
“This project proved that the medical profession is not only to make money but to serve the human being,” said Abdul Nasir Al Fakhro, Deputy Head of the Mercy of Ambassador Unit at RAF.
“We appreciate the doctors who came forward to save the lives of small children. RAF extends its helping hand to rescue people for the humanitarian cause,” said Al Fakhro.
All operations were conducted at Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania by a team of 30 specialist doctors from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Jordon, the Philippines and Pakistan.
They treated 128 cases - 52 open heart surgeries and 76 angiographies since the beginning of the campaign. Dhinuraina, another local charity organization, also cooperated in the implementation of the project.
It is the 16th campaign launched by Al Muntada Islamic Foundation, said Abdullah Al Faiz, General Secretary of the foundation.
“We appreciate the efforts of RAF, the medical team and local authority for making this campaign successful,” he added.
RAF has supported and financed a noble humanitarian project, said Dr Lui Abdul Samad, Head of the Medical Team for this campaign, a consultant at the intensive care unit for cardiovascular diseases at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center - the Jeddah Branch.
RAF held a ceremony after the conclusion of the project to honour the doctors and those who participated in this humanitarian campaign.
