30 Iraqi kids with heart ailments operated upon at Delhi hospital

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As many as 30 children from Iraq with congenital heart diseases have been operated upon at a private hospital in Delhi, according to a statement from the hospital.</p>
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Max Healthcare, in collaboration with Iraq's Ministry of Health, carried out these surgeries, it said, adding that more such surgeries are planned in the next 10 days.</p>
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"The delay in the arrival of these children owing to travel restrictions during the pandemic has resulted in deterioration of their health condition owing to increased co-morbidities. They required urgent surgical intervention and made post-operative management more challenging," said Dr Kulbhushan Singh Dagar, Chief Surgeon and Head, Neonatal and Congenital Heart Surgeries, at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket.</p>
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"We have already operated on over two dozen Iraqi children so far and they are doing well post-surgery. Some of them have also returned to their country. Over the next 10 days we will perform more corrective surgeries," he added.</p>