Ministry of Health and Population Wins Awards for Stroke Treatment in Buhaira Governorate Hospitals

2023-08-03 07:50:00

10:50 AM Thursday 03 August 2023

Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population

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The Ministry of Health and Population announced that 4 hospitals affiliated with the Health Directorate in Buhaira Governorate won 3 gold awards and a platinum award, presented by the World Stroke Organization, within the framework of the state’s interest, led by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in developing the health system, and lifting and alleviating suffering. Egyptian patient.

Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the Buhaira governorate includes 5 units for “dissolving stroke” affiliated with the ministry, as part of the directives of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, to work permanently to improve medical services provided to patients, stressing the importance of these units. saving the lives of stroke patients.

Abdul Ghaffar said in a statement that the golden awards were for the hospitals (Itay Al-Baroud Central, Rashid Central, and Sadr Damanhour), while Kafr Al-Dawar General Hospital won the “Platinum” award for the performance of the stroke-dissolving units in these hospitals, explaining Strokes are the second leading cause of death globally, and the first leading cause of disability.

For his part, Dr. Hani Jumaa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Buhaira, indicated that the stroke-dissolving units located in the hospitals of Buhaira governorate are distributed geographically to provide service to all citizens as soon as possible, stressing the importance of spreading the culture of expediting the treatment of stroke patients.

Jumaa noted that this service is provided to patients free of charge, while the cost of a single injection to dissolve a stroke exceeds 11,000 pounds, stressing the importance of going to the hospital four hours before the onset of stroke symptoms.​

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