KRCS supports reconstruction of Dialysis Center in northern Gaza
Five out of seven dialysis centers destroyed
GAZA: Noura Al-Kaabi Dialysis Center in northern Gaza commenced Wednesday a reconstruction project with the support of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). The Center completely stopped operation after it was destroyed by Zionist occupation, Center Director Dr Marwan Al-Sultan stated, adding that re-operation is imperative to save the lives of thousands of kidney failure patients in the Gaza Strip.
More than 180 patients in the strip suffer from kidney failure and are in need of dialysis three times a week, not to mention more than 1,000 patients with kidney failure in the entirety of the strip, he explained. According to Palestinian health authorities, patients with kidney failure in the Gaza Strip are suffering from dire circumstances due to the destruction of five out of seven dialysis centers.
Noura Al-Kaabi Kidney Dialysis Center management announced Sunday that the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) is supporting the project to rehabilitate, maintain, and equip the Center. The center, which has been rehabilitated, is located on an area of about 700 square meters and consists of three floors. It operates with a capacity of about 42 dialysis machines, including about 36 chairs and a dialysis machine.
Dr Al-Sultan stressed the need to re-operate the center, which stopped working completely after being subjected to aggression and storming by the occupation forces, indicating the importance of its role in saving the lives of thousands of kidney patients in the Gaza Strip. He expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to Kuwait, HH the Amir, the government, and its people for supporting Gazans and alleviating their suffering, praising the role of the Kuwait Red Crescent in providing humanitarian aid.
Since the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip last October, Kuwait has taken the initiative to send thousands of tons of relief, humanitarian, and medical aid to the Strip, while the Kuwaiti Relief Air Bridge is still ongoing. The Kuwait Red Crescent Society has also taken the initiative to implement qualitative relief projects in the Strip, including sending dozens of ambulances and establishing a field hospital to treat the wounded. — KUNA