An SRTF Health Project Receives a C-Arm Fluoroscopy Device for Orthopedic Surgeries in Aleppo

Türkiye’ – Sunday, 13 March 2022 – The SRTF’s health project, “Rehabilitation of a Medical Facility and Support for Two Health Facilities in Northern Aleppo”, received a new C-Arm fluoroscopy device today. The device will be used for orthopedic surgeries in one SRTF-supported hospital under this project. The device operates on the basic principle of X-ray technology and is used to visualize patients' anatomy in the operating room during complicated orthopedic surgical, pain management (Anesthetics) & emergency procedures.

The delivery comes as part of the project’s goal to supply provisions of medical equipment, essential implant devices for orthopedic treatments, medicines & consumables, provision funds for operations’ costs of the medical facilities for one year after initiation of operations, and to establish a laboratory for epidemiological tests related to COVID-19.

Moreover, the project aims to provide operational expenses, including force account for the medical and administrative staff for the approved facilities: casualties treatment center, one hospital, one health center, some of the IE’s staff, and COVID-19 isolation and case management centers.

With a total budget of EUR 3.3 million, the project is estimated to benefit 59,680 patients directly in addition to 335,400 beneficiaries who will benefit indirectly.

For more information on this project, please see:

Rehabilitation of a Medical Facility and Support for Two Health Facilities in Northern Aleppo

For further information on the SRTF, please visit:

http://www.srtfund.org 

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