Saudi Arabia funds cardiac care for Nigerian patients
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and Al-Balsam Association for Health Training and Development, is providing cardiac surgery and catheterisation to 108 patients in Abuja, Nigeria.
The medical team intends to perform 28 open-heart surgeries and 80 diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterisations as part of the initiative.
During the first four days, doctors completed 75 procedures, including 10 open-heart surgeries and 65 interventional cardiac catheterisations, along with 13 medical examinations and consultations. Ten Saudi medical volunteers, doctors, nurses, technicians, and administrative personnel, are working with Nigerian healthcare professionals at Nizamiye and Zenith Hospitals in Abuja to evaluate patients and provide treatment. Ambassador Yousef bin Mohammed Al-Balawi of Saudi Arabia visited Zenith Hospital to view the campaign and praised the cooperation between the Saudi and Nigerian medical teams.
The program aims to help patients who cannot afford cardiac care and to share medical knowledge between the two countries. Stakeholders noted the campaign’s timing is important, given the increasing rates of cardiovascular disease in Nigeria and the limited availability of open-heart surgery facilities in public hospitals. The campaign will serve patients from Abuja and other regions of Nigeria after they complete screening and evaluation.
