May 22, 2022

SANAA – In collaboration with 21 September University for Medical and Applied Sciences and under the supervision of the Supreme Medical Council, the Fourth Yemeni Conference on Neurosurgery kicked off in the capital, Sana’a, on Sunday, with the participation of 50 speakers from 14 Arab and foreign countries and 1,200 Yemeni consultants.
Over three days, the conference will discuss, on the international Neurosurgery TV channel, a lot of researches, lectures, scientific papers, and includes workshops on modern scientific methods in treating neurological diseases, the spine, neurosurgery and techniques used in this field.

In the event that was attended by the memeber of the supreme political council, Mohammed Al-Naemi, and the Speaker of the Parliament, Yahya Al-Raee, the Prime Minister confirmed that the US-Saudi aggression was keen during eight years to weaken the scientific aspects in Yemen and that improvement could not reach doctors except through conferences.

“Today, we celebrate this scientific conference on a remarkable historic day, which is the 32nd anniversary of Unity Day, the day the Yemenis united after they were torn apart by colonialism,” Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor said in his speech during the conference.

For his part, the rector of 21September University ,the head of the Supreme Medical Council, Prof. Mojahed Measar, stressed that such events could be a great national achievement to break the scientific siege imposed for eight years, which deprived doctors of external participation in conferences and scientific benefit.

The Chairman of the Fourth Yemeni Conference, Dr. Majid Amer, explained that this conference is broadcast live on an international channel and aims to break the scientific siege imposed by the US-Saudi aggression.

“The Conference is characterized by academic partnership and the participation of specialists from foreign countries,” he added.

Meanwhile, Dr. Qassem Al-Asbahi, President of the Yemeni Society of Neurosurgeons, explained that the diversity of research fields in the conference constitutes an essential basis for the research that will be discussed, with the participation of 50 international and Arab speakers from 14 countries, and 1,200 Yemeni consultants.