A total of 79 patients, including infants and children, were brought to Turkey on Saturday for treatment upon the request of Iraqi authorities, Anadolu Agency reports.
The patients will be treated for heart, eye, plastic reconstructive, and general surgery diseases.
The project that Medicana Hospitals have been conducting with the Iraqi Health Ministry for the last 10 years had been paused due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Upon Iraqi authorities’ request, the project has been put into effect again. The treatment process is being carried out with all sorts of precautions against COVID-19.