Nigeria, April 25 -- A volunteer medical team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has successfully performed 28 cochlear implant surgeries for children in Kenya as part of an ongoing medical outreach programme.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, the surgeries were conducted on 19 April under the Saudi Sama'a Volunteer Programme, which targets children in Kenya and Somalia with hearing impairments.

The outreach involved 20 medical volunteers from various medical specialities.

In addition to the surgeries, the team provided speech and language rehabilitation services to all 28 children and organised 28 educational sessions for the children's families, benefitting a total of 50 individuals.

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