Al-Balsam Association Medical Campaign in the Republic of Chad to Perform 50 Neurosurgeries

Ahmed Bin Abdulqaderahmed

Al-Balsam Association for Training and Health Development announced that 50 free neurosurgeries for adults and children will be performed within the framework of a medical campaign organized in the Republic of Chad during the period from January 20-28, 2024, under the supervision of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief).

 A group of local doctors in the Republic of Chad is collaborating with the Al-Balsam medical team in the operation rooms, the different examination stages, and the preparation for surgeries at the Al-Nahda Hospital in the capital, N’Djamena.

Ibrahim ALNaami, Consultant and Professor of Neurosurgery at King Khalid University and leader of the medical team of the Al-Balsam Association to the Republic of Chad explained that preparations for the medical campaign to the Republic of Chad started last August, after getting the approval of the KSrelief which assigned the Al-Balsam Association to work hard to render the campaign successful by forming an integrated team of neurosurgeons in all subspecialties, as well as anesthesia doctors and technicians, and nurses.

ALNaami said that work has been done on all axes, including the provision of equipment necessary for surgeries at a cost of about one million Saudi riyals to treat cases during the campaign in the Republic of Chad, adding that coordination has been made with the Chadian government represented by the Ministry of Health to work in Al-Nahda Hospital in the capital, N’Djamena, to carry out about 50 complex surgeries for children and adults.

ALNaami stressed that the Al-Balsam Association will spare no effort to ensure the success of the campaign especially in light of the regulations and procedures approved by the KSrelief, which plays a leading role in providing relief to patients and carrying out humanitarian work in most of the world countries that need such health care.

The visit of the Al-Balsam team to the Republic of Chad comes within the framework of the second campaign organized by the Al-Balsam Association following the signing of the cooperation agreement with the King Salman Relief Center (KSrelief). It is worth mentioning that the first medical campaign of the Al-Balsam Association took place last November in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan during which 112 successful heart surgeries were performed.