SANAA: A Saudi medical team of 77 cardiologists and medical assistants arrived in Yemen to perform more than 100 heart surgeries on children free of charge.
"The team's task and size show the depth of brotherly relations between the two countries and Saudi Arabia's determination to develop relations with Yemen and help its people in different fields," said Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Ali bin Muhammad Al-Hamdan.
The team will also provide Sanaa's Al-Thawra General Hospital with the medical equipment it needs to perform heart surgeries in the hospital.The hospital's head, Dr. Abdulkareem Al-Khulani, said the team is large, compared to other Saudi medical teams that visited Yemen in the past. "It will go a long way in cementing ties between the two countries," he said.
Saudi Gazette
