The “Amal” volunteer program, funded by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), is continuing complex joint, orthopedic, and neurological surgeries at the National University Hospital in Damascus, in cooperation with the International Association for the Care of War and Disaster Victims (Alameen), to support Syria’s health sector.
Hazem Wathiq al-Hasan, head of the Amal volunteer team for orthopedic, joint, and hand surgery, said more than 54 operations have been performed: 36 total knee replacements and 14 total hip replacements.
Among them were seven “specialized” hip revision surgeries, complex cases requiring high surgical expertise and entailing substantial costs, al-Hasan told the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Thursday, 23 October.
“Specialized” operations
Emad J Al Absi, a consultant in complex joint surgery and tumors with the program, told SANA the volunteer campaign aims to perform complex surgeries that improve patients’ lives. Procedures included “specialized” operations that can only be conducted at advanced centers under consultant supervision, such as complex joint replacements and pelvic reconstruction.
He expressed hope for more such medical initiatives in Syria to help patients regain mobility and the ability to walk, restoring part of their daily lives.
Brain and nerve cases
Mohammed Yassin Kassab, a neurosurgery consultant with Amal, explained to SANA that the campaign targeted critical cases involving the brain, nerves, and spine.
He noted his surgical team consists of four specialists, with tasks divided among adult neurosurgery, adult spine surgery, and pediatric and neonatal neurosurgery.
More than 50 surgeries have been completed, he added, covering complex pediatric cases such as congenital anomalies and hydrocephalus, adult brain tumors, and spinal procedures using advanced techniques, with “encouraging” outcomes.
Without platform registration
Abdul Ghani al-Shalabi, director-general of the National University Hospital in Damascus, told SANA that KSrelief, in cooperation with Alameen, launched two campaigns, one for free joint replacements and another for neurosurgery.
Three delegations carried out neurosurgical operations for inpatients and clinic visitors without any platform registration, reaching around 80 procedures with good results, he said.
As for the joint replacement campaign, the fifth of its kind, it has two tracks, according to the director: one for patients registered on the platform and another for walk-in hospital patients who need joint implants.
He highlighted the campaign’s role in easing the burden on citizens, noting each implant costs between 4,000 and 5,000 US dollars. The campaign also covers transportation for registered patients from any area of Damascus and other Syrian governorates to the hospital and back, and provides their in-hospital accommodation.
The program started on 18 October at the National University Hospital. It specializes in joint, orthopedic, and neurological surgery to deliver “specialized” interventions that improve the quality of life for Syrian patients.
Two earlier campaigns
On 15 August, the program launched two specialized campaigns: pediatric cardiac catheterization at the cardiology department of Al-Mouwasat Hospital, and prosthetics fitting and rehabilitation at the prosthetics department of Ibn Al Nafees Hospital. Both ran for six days, Alameen’s communications officer, Yasser Taraf, told Enab Baladi at the time.
The cardiac catheterization campaign targets children with congenital heart diseases requiring urgent intervention to save lives, such as valve stenosis, atrial or ventricular septal defects, and other defects that hinder growth and pose life-threatening risks.
Taraf also explained that the Saudi Amal volunteer program aimed to implement 104 campaigns in 25 medical and surgical specialties across Syria in 2025, alongside training and educational programs and economic-empowerment initiatives for vulnerable groups in several Syrian cities, with more than 3,000 volunteers contributing an estimated 218,500 hours of volunteer work.
KSrelief, in coordination with Alameen, began implementing the Saudi “Amal” volunteer program in several Damascus hospitals in February.
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