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Mongolian cardiac surgeons operated two kids from Kyrgyzstan in Ulaanbaatar on February 21-22.
Children returned home yesterday. They were met upon arrival in airport by Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev. All expenses were covered by Mongolian side.
"We arrived in Mongolia on February 20. Bilal was operated on February 21. My son Dastan was operated on February 22. They were discharged from hospital in a week, but children remain under medical observation. They feel well. Airfare, meals, accommodation, surgeries were covered by the Mongolian side. All that was free for us. I am grateful to Mongolian doctors," Gulzat Toktomusheva, mother of one of the operated boys, said.
The kids were selected by the National Cardiac Surgery and Organ Transplantation Research Institute. Both of them had one of the most common congenital heart defects - atrial septal defect.
"The surgeries were successful. Children with such heart defect do not need a long rehabilitation. They will be absolutely healthy in 2-3 months. Mongolian surgeons plan to make several more similar operations. The National Cardiac Surgery and Organ Transplantation Research Institute works on other cooperation projects," Health Minister Beishenaliev said.
The Mongolian surgeons from the National Organ Transplantation and Cardiovascular Surgery Center visited Kyrgyzstan from February 2-7. They examined children from poor families. Two children were operated by them in Bishkek together with surgeons of the Kyrgyz Cardiac Surgery and Organ Transplantation Research Institute.
Published Date:2022-03-07