Belgian Cardiac Mission, September, 2000

Two weeks before the Aqsa Intifada erupted, the PCRF sent the fourth Belgian mission to Ramallah Hospital to save the lives of sick babies with congenital heart disease. For one week, the 11-member team, led by Professor Guido Van Nooten and including surgeon Dr. Katrien Francois and Cardiologist Dr. Bert Suys and Professor Daniel de Wolf, operated on and treated dozens of sick and dying babies who otherwise would not get the care they needed. In addition to going to Palestine through the PCRF, the same Belgian team is treating Palestinian babies at the University of Gent Hospital.

CASES TREATED BY BELGIAN TEAM, SEPTEMBER, 2000

Name Age Residence Date Diagnosis
Malak Najjar 3 y Idna/Hebron 9/17 TOF
Jihad Boyzian 2 y Nablus 9/17 Subaortic VSD
Areej Alhawamdi 2 y Samou/Hebro 9/17 Catherization
Hiba Abu Rayan 18 m Halhoul 9/18 VSD
Nida Kawasmeh 4 m Hebron 9/18 PA/VSD
Hussein Hussein 2 y Shati RC/Gaza 9/18 VSD/PS
Aseel Maatari 3 y Jerusalem 9/18 Catherization
Fathua Abu Sulaiman 2 y Shati RC/Gaza 9/19 TOF
Daoud Hamed 6 y Kalandia RC 9/19 TOF
Mohammed Al Awoor 2 y Nasser/Gaza 9/19 Balloon
Mahmoud Aljabora 1 y Hebron 9/19 Catherization
Taqwa Saleh 9 m Tulkarem 9/20 VSD
Rasem Waqass 9 y Beit Furik/Nablus 9/20 Sub. Memb.
Noor Al-Halabi 3.5 y Shujiya/Gaza 9/20 PS/TS
Yousef Mansour 7 m Maghazi RC/Gaza 9/20 Balloon
Lana Abed Al Bari 8.5 y Khan Younis/Gaza 9/20 Balloon
Fatin Yassin 3 y Jenin 9/21 VSD
Mohamed Khomous 8 y Kawara/Nablus 9/21 Sub. Memb.
Hamed Banishams 16 y Beita/Nablus 9/21 Balloon



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