Iraqi children undergo treatment in AIMS

Kochi, Mar 14 (UNI) Five children from Iraq succesfully underwent cardiac surgeries at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) here.

According to an official release here today, four of them, who had completely recovered, would return to their homeland in a week's time. The other child was still recuperating at the hospital.

The children were referred to AIMS by the National Iraqi Assistance Centre (NIAC) on February 15.

The five children, the first batch of 170 children scheduled for advanced and specialised treatment at the institute, were examined by a team of cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, including Dr Suresh G Rao, Chief of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr Suresh G Rao and Chief of Cardioligy Division Dr Krishna Kumar.

Previously, the NIAC, a governmental agency in Iraq, referred patients to the US, Turkey and Jordon and AIMS was the only hopsital in India to receive patients from Iraq.

UNI