A Russian medical team on Saturday provided medical services to hundreds of patients in the town of Tabliseh in the northern countryside of Homs province.

Head of the medical team Dr. Alexander Ivanov said in a statement to journalists said the team includes GPs, surgeons, optometrists, otologists, cardiologists, pediatricians, and dermatologists.

He said the team provided services for patients suffering from various ailments such as heart diseases and respiratory tract infections, as well as children.

Ivanov added that food aid was also distributed among needy patients in the town.