Fifty children with serious bone illnesses and burn injuries will leave Afghanistan tomorrow to receive medical treatment in Germany, officials from the charity Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said Tuesday.
The cost for the treatment of each child is expected to be more than 20,000 euros (US$27k) which will be paid by the Red Crescent and German government, according to officials.
Every year, around 150 children from different provinces across Afghanistan are selected by German doctors for the treatment abroad.
"This is a successful process and most of the Afghan children make a perfect recovery in Germany. It's a great gift for the families of the sick children and achievement for the Afghan Red Crescent," said Enayatullah Siddiqui, ARCS Protocol Officer, adding that most of the children return to Afghanistan after recovering.
The children transferred to Germany generally receive treatment for six months to a year.
Forty children who received treatment in Germany last year will be returning to Kabul on Sunday, Siddiqui said.
According to ARCS, in the past 20 years more than 10,000 Afghan children have been treated by Germany.
