Riyadh, Rajab 29, 1439, April 15, 2018, SPA -- Arab Coalition Forces for Legitimacy in Yemen being led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia transferred today the medical team of Al-Balsam International Organization to Mukalla City, Yemen, to facilitate humanitarian goals of the Organization, represented in treating cardiac patients in Yemen, in addition to preforming a number of cardiothoracic surgeries and providing the necessary medical needs. This comes within the framework of the comprehensive humanitarian plan by the Arab Coalition Forces to alleviate the sufferings of the Yemeni people caused by Iranian-backed Al-Houthi Militias and their destruction of infrastructure and a number of healthcare facilities in Yemen. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Al-Balsam Organization Dr. Emad bin Abdullah Bukhari said in a statement that due to the high level of experience in the field of heart disease and surgery, officials of the Yemeni Ministry of Health and Nabd Al-Hayat Center in Mukalla City have contacted us, expressing the need to bring a qualified medical staff to Yemen to examine and treat a large number of cardiac patients. He added" "after contacting the Arab Coalition Forces being led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we have found a fast response in providing logistical support for our medical team, to transfer it to Yemen". The CEO of Al-Balsam Organization also pointed out that the team aims, in this visit, to treat 300 patients, as their conditions vary between open heart and catheterization surgeries, in addition to the examination and treatment of patients at the outpatient clinics of Nabd Al-Hayat Center in Mukalla City, Yemen. Dr. Emad expressed his thanks to the Arab Coalition Forces being led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their urgent humanitarian services to the Yemeni people. --SPA 13:41 LOCAL TIME 10:41 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w668345