Rabat - Al Jazeera network did a report on Mohamed Laaroussi, a Moroccan cardiovascular surgeon who performs more than 250 open heart surgeries every year for free.
"For 25 years I am doing this job," said Mohamed Laaroussi, the chief of cardiac surgery at the University Hospital Ibn Sina in Rabat.
Open heart surgery normally costs between 100,000 and 200,000 DH. "With more resources we could operate up to 400 patients every year," Laaroussi told the Qatari network.
In addition to its humanitarian activities in Morocco, Mohamed Laaroussi and his team have previously performed 30 surgeries in Mauritania for underprivileged patients.
"It’s a joy to see patients recover from their illness and find their families," Laaroussi said with great emotion.