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Saba Yemen
11-05-2025
- Health
- Saba Yemen
Fifth Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine Conference kicks off next Tuesday
Sana'a - Saba: The fifth Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine Conference, titled "Reality and Aspiration," will begin next Tuesday in Sana'a, organized by the Ministry of Public Health and Environment, represented by the National Center for Central Public Health Laboratories. Abdulrahman Al-Wazir, head of the conference's preparatory committee, told the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the conference aims to advance laboratory medicine academically and professionally, as well as enhance the overall quality of medical laboratories. Around 1,500 participants, including local and international specialists in laboratory medicine, technical experts, and medical companies and institutions, will attend. Al-Wazir noted that over three days, the conference will discuss 31 working papers focusing on diagnostic laboratory services, blood transfusion services, comprehensive quality systems, and the relationship between physicians and laboratory technicians. He emphasized that the conference will address future technical issues related to medical laboratories and high-quality patient testing. He pointed out that Yemen's healthcare sector suffers from a severe shortage of qualified personnel and modern equipment due to the ongoing aggression and blockade. Al-Wazir considered the conference's fifth convening amid these challenges as evidence of the Supreme Political Council and the Ministry of Public Health and Environment's commitment to exchanging expertise and keeping pace with advancements in laboratory medicine. He highlighted the importance of diagnostic laboratory medicine as one of the largest professional healthcare groups, essential for diagnosis, treatment, and raising awareness about the role of laboratory specialists. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
Saba Yemen
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Health Ministry: 38 killed & injured in US-Israeli aggression on Sana'a, Amran, & Capital
Sana'a – Saba: The Ministry of Public Health and Environment announced that 38 citizens were killed and injured as a result of the US-Israeli aggression on the capital Sana'a and the provinces of Sana'a and Amran, in a preliminary toll. In a statement obtained by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the ministry confirmed that 16 citizens were wounded in US-Israeli airstrikes targeting the Amran Cement Factory. The statement added that two citizens were killed and seven others injured when the aggression struck the Thuban Power Station in Bani al-Harith District. Additionally, two civilians were wounded in US-Israeli raids on Asr area in Ma'in District. The ministry further reported that one citizen was killed and three others injured in Zionist-American airstrikes on Sana'a International Airport. The targeting of the Hazaiz Power Station in Sana'a also left seven civilians wounded. The Health Ministry pointed out that civil defense and ambulance teams are working tirelessly to search for victims and missing persons under the rubble. The ministry renewed its condemnation of the ongoing US-Israeli aggression, which continues to target service facilities and civilian infrastructure, stressing that such acts constitute a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. It also emphasized that attacking and obstructing key humanitarian entry points, such as ports and airports, is an aggressive act aimed at tightening the siege, starving the Yemeni people, and exacerbating the suffering of patients, travelers, those in need of food and medicine. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
Saba Yemen
09-04-2025
- Health
- Saba Yemen
Inauguration free medical camp for eyes launch in Wasab district ,Dhamar next Monday
Dhamar - Saba: The Health Care Association for Affected Communities will launch the 63rd free medical camp for eye surgery at Al-Ahad Rural Hospital in Wasab district in Dhamar province. The camp, which will be held from Shawwal 16-20, funded by Yemen Mobile and sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health and Environment, aims to provide inspection services and perform 200 operations, including cataracts, conjunctival pterygium, and fatty eyelid cysts for vulnerable people in the district. The free medical camp comes as part of a series of camps organized by the association as part of the solidarity projects that embody the mercy of Islam, the concern for the poor and the implementation of acts of charity and righteousness, said Dr. Nashwan Al-Attab, head of the Health Care Association, to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba). He pointed out that during the first three days of the camp, which will be held in cooperation with the health office in the province, examination and inspection will be conducted and cases that require surgical intervention will be identified and subjected to pre-operative examinations. He praised the efforts of Yemen Mobile in supporting the camp to alleviate the suffering of citizens as a result of the current circumstances the country is going through. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
