KABUL: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) on Saturday referred 20 children with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) to a local hospital in Kabul for treatment.
The treatment expenses of these children will be covered by the Afghan Red Crescent Society, said ARCS in a statement.
Officials of the Afghan Red Crescent Society have also said that in the last 19 months, about 2,867 children with heart holes were introduced by ARCS to private hospitals for treatment.
The Afghan Red Crescent Society introduces most of the children with heart holes to local private hospitals for treatment.