Urology specialist Faisal Al-Hajeri conducting surgeries in Turkey. — KUNA

ANKARA: A Kuwaiti physician yesterday performed six surgical procedures in a hospital located in the Turkish province of Hatay.  Speaking to KUNA, urology specialist Faisal Al-Hajeri said that the surgeries were carried out in "Hospital Emel" to treat an array of urinary tract injuries sustained by Syrian refugees. On the surgeries, he said the intricate and lengthy procedures lasted between three to five hours, all of which were performed under the watchful eye of Syrian doctors.  Kuwait has generously provided pecuniary and medical aid to the hospital, which suffers from a dearth of medical supplies and equipment. The Kuwaiti urologist has conducted around 50 similar procedures on Syrian refugees.

Food aid in Mosul

In another development, Kuwait yesterday delivered 75 tons of food aid to the eastern district of the war-battered northern Iraqi city of Mosul.  Speaking to KUNA, Ismail Abdulaziz, an official at Iraq's Al-Barazani Charity, said that 75 tons of essential food items provided by Kuwait's Red Crescent Society (KRCS) had arrived in Mosul. On the food aid, he said it comprised 2,500 food baskets containing staple items such as rice, flour and oil, adding that the baskets are two weeks' worth of supply.  Moreover, Abdulaziz thanked Kuwait for "lending a helping hand to all Iraqis." According to the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, nearly a quarter of a million people face severe malnutrition in the war-torn Iraqi city, as "mass starvation is threatening the lives of around 10,000 people." Since the operation to liberate Mosul began last October, an incessant flow of Kuwaiti food aid has poured into the city. - Agencies