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- 25 Yemenis benefit from free open-heart surgeries
ADEN, Yemen: A KSrelief medical mission has successfully performed free 25 open-heart surgeries in Yemen's Aden governorate, the Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday.
The mission, which took place from March 11 to 18, also performed 65 cardiac catheterization procedures and six transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures.
Twelve volunteers participated in the mission, a joint project of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY).
It was an extension of the volunteer medical initiatives carried out by Saudi Arabia's aid agency to assist those in need worldwide, the SPA report said.