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Kids Operating Room Inaugurates Dedicated Children’s Surgery Facility in West Bank
The permanent theatre will help cut long waiting lists and expand paediatric and cardiac surgery as the charity plans two more rooms.
- Earlier this week, Scottish charity Kids Operating Room opened its first paediatric operating theatre at Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron. Co-founder Garreth Wood and regional director Tariq Shadid attended the ceremony, calling it a major milestone.
- Al-Ahli Hospital general director Dr. Youssef Al-Takrouri noted that children previously faced long waits, as the facility operated paediatric services only two days weekly. Conflict and restricted movement compounded infrastructure pressures.
- Constructing the facility involved assembling 3,000 pieces of equipment; Wood said, "Getting this operating room here has tested us enormously." The charity designed it as permanent infrastructure to serve children for decades.
- Wood stated, "We've committed to an initial three operating rooms across the West Bank." The organization now targets Bethlehem and Jericho to ensure every child in the region has access to safe surgical care.
- The charity leverages a hub in Dundee to assemble medical equipment for crisis zones. Recently installing six solar-powered theatres in Ukraine demonstrates its capacity to maintain operations in regions facing infrastructure challenges.
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Charity opens first paediatric operating room in West Bank
Kids Operating Room this week cut the ribbon on the facility at Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron.
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