The Syrian authorities have reopened the main hospital in Aleppo, where 21 departments with modern automated equipment and more than a hundred specialists work.
“We have finally reached the necessary level. But we are still short of specialists. Someone left during the war, others died”, – Manaf Sharbaji, head of the surgery department, told Russian journalists.
The university hospital continued to operate during the war and was repeatedly bombarded by militants, but doctors continued to receive patients. After the liberation of the city, the hospital began to be reconstructed. At first, doctors said they tried to buy American equipment, but the sanctions made it impossible. Now the hospital has been equipped with modern European equipment.
“Our task is to work very quickly. Now we can do it. As soon as the patient enters the emergency department, we start to work. All this is due to the fact that now we have new equipment”, – said nurse Sukha Kaddur.
The Russian military has delivered humble aid to the Aleppo suburbs.
There are no more problems with blood for transfusions: small supplies are available at the hospital itself, and the necessary material is quickly brought from the Aleppo central blood bank, which is run by the Syrian Defense Ministry.
“During the war, it was difficult to meet all the needs, given that there were many wounded. Now any quantity will be brought from the bank, which is located in the city centre”, – said Ahmed Danyal, a blood laboratory employee. There are no difficulties in replenishing the bank either: blood is donated by medical students and volunteers who respond quickly to calls for blood donations on radio and television, the medical officer said.
“They found fluid in my mother’s lungs. We had a little surgery and all the fluid was pumped out. How we used to miss this hospital”, – said local resident Mamlu Hassan.
The university hospital now accepts patients not only from Aleppo but also from other Syrian communities. Some 600 medical students are also being trained there and will soon become full-fledged professionals.