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Afghan Child Receives ISAF Medical Help

1/2/10 | Regional Command - West

More on Herat New Building for Herat's Provincial Council Inaugurated » Italian-led PRT Funds Herat Government Projects » NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-01-CA–005 For Immediate Release HERAT, Afghanistan (Jan. 2) – A young Afghan child received a gift from ISAF service members in Regional Command West, recently. The 2-year-old child suffers from a severe heart disease and was taken to Italy for surgery. A service member from the "Guardia di Finanza" (Italian Border Police) told doctors at RC-West of Said Salar’s case. Immediately the personnel there and Organizzazione Non Lucrativa di Utilita' Sociale, an Italian social organization, began preparations to send the boy to Italy because the surgery was beyond the current capabilities of Afghan medical centers. The Italian Air Force provided transportation for him and his father, Dec. 29. Several Italian non-governmental organizations provided the funding for his surgery and recuperation.