Sana'a city: The second Charity Week for Cardiac Catheterization was launched today in Sana'a City. The event, organized by Dr. Abdul Qader Al-Mutawakil Model Hospital in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Environment, will last for ten days.
According to Yemen News Agency, the week targets 3,000 cases, providing free examinations, echocardiograms, ECGs, blood sugar tests, hospitalization, and heart medications. A 50 percent discount on diagnostic and therapeutic tests and catheterizations is also offered, as part of efforts to alleviate the suffering of citizens.
At the launch, Dr. Mutahhar Al-Marouni, Director of the Health and Environment Office in the Secretariat, listened to an explanation from the Director General of the Hospital, Mohammed Al-Mutawakil, and his Deputy, Dr. Mutahhar Murshid, about the nature of the services provided during the Charity Week and the mechanism for receiving patients. He also reviewed the progress of work at the hospital, the Cardiac and Catheterization Center, various departments and clinics, and the expansion work being done in the General Intensive Care Unit.
The Director of the Health Office commended the hospital's initiative to implement the week as part of its humanitarian services and social responsibility to alleviate the suffering of citizens, appreciating the participation of a select group of consultants and specialists in cardiology. He called on the private sector to contribute to such activities, which help alleviate the suffering of patients, especially in light of the current circumstances facing the country. He highlighted the importance of such efforts in promoting the values of compassion, solidarity, benevolence, generosity, and giving.
He also highlighted the positive role of these charitable efforts and the free or nominal-priced medical services they provide to patients, especially since Yemeni patients suffer from a great need for catheterization, therapeutic procedures, and heart disease. He emphasized the Ministry of Health and its offices' keenness to facilitate the establishment of free medical camps. Dr. Al-Marouni noted that the aggression and the ongoing blockade have contributed to increased suffering, particularly in the health sector, by preventing travel for treatment abroad and the entry of medicines and medical supplies into the country.
The inauguration was attended by a number of hospital officials.