CAIRO: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) signed two agreements with its Palestinian counterpart on Sunday to finance the treatment of injured Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and cover the operating expenses of the KRCS field hospital in the Strip. The two agreements were signed by KRCS Secretary-General Maha Al-Barjas and Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) President Dr Younis Al-Khatib in the Egyptian capital Cairo in the presence of a number of PRCS leaders.
Al-Barjas stressed in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that KRCS is keen on providing all forms of support to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian brothers, especially those injured as a result of the brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip, especially with regard to supporting the medical sector with medicines and medical supplies. She said that the society will contribute through the two agreements to finance the treatment of injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip during their stay at Palestine Hospital in Cairo, in addition to operating the KRCS field hospital in Gaza to ensure the sustainability of health services in the Strip in light of the ongoing war.
She added that Kuwait, its leadership, government, and people have been keen to support the Palestinians since the beginning of the war until now and have been making efforts through the official institutions and Kuwaiti charitable organizations to provide medical and relief aid in order to help them overcome the current crisis.
Following the signing, the Secretary-General of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Maha Al-Barjas, toured the Palestine Hospital affiliated with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (Cairo Branch). She visited some of the injured people and inspected the hospital’s various departments. During the tour, Al-Barjas listened to an explanation from officials about the hospital. The hospital was established in 1976 and consists of 9 floors with a capacity of 85 beds and 12 for intensive care. It includes 4 operating rooms and wings for all major medical specialties, especially cardiology, internal medicine, orthopedics, and ophthalmology. Plans are underway to increase the capacity to 130 beds. — KUNA