Damascus-SANA
Various recreational activities A smile was planted on the faces of more than twenty children who receive dialysis service at the General Authority of the Surgical College Hospital at Ibn Al-Nafis Medical Complex in Damascus during the event organized by the Association for the Care of Children with Cerebral Palsy on the occasion of the glorious Christmas and New Year's Days.
In a statement to SANA, the head of the Pediatric Division at the Surgical College Hospital, Dr. Huda Al-Mazloum, indicated that the interaction that the children made with the volunteers of the association contributes to enhancing their mental health and raising their morale, which positively affects their health status, indicating that about 400 children are visited by the hospital’s pediatric department every month. The services are free or for a nominal fee. There are currently 24 children on blood purification devices, and 21 kidney transplants for children were performed in the department during the past year.
In turn, the association’s board chairwoman, Dr. Sahar Karabash, explained that the event comes as a recreational activity that supports children within a series of activities implemented by the association in a manner for children with chronic diseases or people with disabilities, especially since some of them are not allowed by their health conditions to go out to parks or play with their peers.
The event, which was held in cooperation with the Echo Specialized Center for Speech and Language Rehabilitation, was considered by the center’s public relations officer, Sidra Al-Jundi, as part of psychological support for a segment that needs a lot of attention, and it is necessary to unite the efforts of the various sectors to take care of them.
A number of children’s families expressed their happiness with the association’s initiative for its role in creating an atmosphere of joy among their children and alleviating the suffering of the disease. Dina Zaza, who accompanies her son weekly to a dialysis session in the hospital, expressed her hope that the hospital will continue to provide such recreational activities.
The Association for the Care of Children with Cerebral Palsy was established in 1984 and aims to raise preventive and social awareness to care for children with disabilities, secure devices and medicines, and provide therapeutic, educational and educational services to them.