A donor paid 53.4 thousand dirhams of medicine for the patient (Abu Muhammad - Mauritanian - 52 years) for a year, which he needs after having a liver transplant surgery.
And coordinated the "hotline" between the donor and the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai, to transfer the amount of the donation to the patient’s account in Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City.
Yesterday Emirates published the story of Abu Muhammad’s suffering and his inability to pay for the drugs he needed.
The patient expressed his deep thanks to the donor, and I stood with him under the circumstances he is going through, and he said: “I am happy with the news of the donation, as he has restored my hope for continuing the treatment.”
(Abu Muhammad) began suffering 20 years ago, when he suffered cirrhosis of the liver, and he started his journey to London to grow the liver, and after that he could not manage the amount of medicines he needs for life, which cost him for a year 53 thousand and 487 dirhams, as this amount is beyond his financial means Humble.
(Abu Muhammad) narrated his story to «Emirates Today», saying: “The story of my illness started 20 years ago, when I had health problems in the liver, it developed over time, and I used to go to Al Mafraq Hospital previously, and medical examinations and analyzes were conducted, as it turned out I suffer from liver cirrhosis, and medications have been prescribed for me, but my health has worsened, and after my visit to the doctors again they assured me that there is no treatment except liver transplantation. ”
He added: «This transplant is very expensive, and the problem is that surgery is not available within the state at the time, so one of the doctors addressed a hospital in London, to discuss the possibility of performing the surgery, and I traveled in 2005 to conduct the transplant, knowing that one of the benefactors guaranteed all the medical expenses, and the process was successful Doctors at the hospital asked me to continue to take special medications. ”
He continued: «After I returned to the state, I went to the Mafraq Hospital previously, where the doctors indicated that I needed very expensive drugs, and the health insurance and the exemption program covered the expenses of medicines, but during the current period I switched to Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, and health insurance unfortunately does not cover The expenses of these drugs, which cost annually 53 thousand and 487 dirhams, and the problem is that these amounts exceed my modest financial means.
He said: “I have a family of five, and I consider the sole breadwinner for my family, and I work as an imam of a mosque in Abu Dhabi, and I earn a salary of 7275 dirhams, from which he goes 3500 dirhams a month for bank supplies, and the rest for life expenses.”
medical report
The medical report, issued by Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, showed that the patient was suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, and he performed a liver transplant outside the country, and you must continue to take medicines that cost annually 53 thousand and 487 dirhams.