Four wounded children from Gaza arrive in Geneva for treatment

GENEVA: Four wounded children from the devastated Gaza Strip arrived in Geneva today to receive further medical treatment in hospitals there, as part of an initiative taken by Palestinian doctor residing in Switzerland Raouf Salti. The children, whose ages ranged between 14 months and 17 years, were accompanied by their mothers. The initiative is being coordinated by three non-governmental organizations, Children's Right to Health Care, Solidarity Caravans and the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM), which have launched a call for donations to support this initiative. The first batch, which arrived in January, included four wounded children and their mothers as well. The wounded children who arrived in Geneva suffer from fractures and shattered bones and amputations of the upper and lower limbs, which require orthopedic, reconstructive, neurological and cosmetic surgical interventions, in addition to physical rehabilitation and the provision of prosthetic limbs. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA