His Excellency the President of the September 21 University of Medical and Applied Sciences, President of the Supreme Medical Council, Prof. Mujahid Ali Maasar, called on the leadership of the state and the leadership of the Ministry of Health to expedite the establishment and establishment of a specialized center for liver transplantation inside the country, especially with the increase in the number of cases of liver diseases during the recent period.
This came in the context of his speech at the Scientific Day event organized today by the Yemeni Research Society of Hepatology, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Biliary Tracts on the occasion of the International Day of Hepatitis under the slogan “Together for a future free of hepatitis”.
His Excellency the President of the University, Chairman of the Medical Council, said that there are many Yemeni doctors and cadres specialized in liver diseases who are highly qualified and experienced in this field, who can perform complex surgeries, including liver transplantation…
Pointing to the great suffering faced by patients with liver failure who travel abroad for liver transplantation,

Prof. Dr. Maasar praised the holding of such scientific events, especially in light of the current conditions of the country, which embody the legendary resilience of the Yemeni people.
At the same time, Dr. Maasar called on various scientific and medical associations, components and entities to adopt the establishment of such important scientific meetings and conferences.

For his part, His Excellency the Minister of Public Health and Population, Prof. Taha Al-Mutawakel, confirmed that the specialized scientific days aim to learn about all that is new in medicine, especially with regard to liver diseases.

He pointed to what the aggression had caused to increase the suffering of patients, especially liver patients, and to prevent the entry of its own medicines and treatment of “albumin” and vital and basic medical devices and equipment, including endoscopy of the digestive system and bile ducts.

He pointed out that the continued closure of Sana’a International Airport has exacerbated the situation of patients and liver transplant patients by preventing them from traveling to receive treatment abroad. He said, “Basic liver medicines need a special transportation process, cooling and closing the airport made it more difficult to enter these medicines.”

The Minister of Health stressed that the aggression contributed to spreading epidemics and diseases in Yemen, pointing out that there are two and a half million people suffering from liver diseases, which requires more efforts and access to various scientific researches to prevent this disease and limit its spread.

He referred to the ministry’s efforts to find specialized centers for liver surgery and transplantation, stressing that work is currently underway to equip a specialized center at the Republican Hospital Authority in Sana’a, in light of the presence of 10,000 patients in need of kidney transplantation.

He also touched on the efforts made to open scientific courses in diseases of the liver and digestive system through the Yemeni Council for Medical Specializations in cooperation with Sana’a University.

While the Secretary-General of the Yemeni Research Society for Liver Diseases, Endoscopy of the Digestive System and Biliary Tracts, Dr. Mansour Al-Omran, reviewed the objectives and themes of the scientific meeting, which dealt with 13 papers and researched liver diseases and the most important treatments for various problems of viruses and epidemiology and limiting the spread of the disease.

The meeting was attended by the President of the Republican Hospital Authority in Sana’a, Mutahar Murshid, and the President of the Yemeni Research Society of Hepatology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Dr. Muhammad Al-Haimi.