I have diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol

"Muhammad" suffers from hepatitis B and needs treatment for 30.3 thousand dirhams annually

“Muhammad” (60 years old) has been suffering from hepatitis B type for three months, and he needs medicines at an annual cost of 30 thousand and 376 dirhams, for life, to avoid the spread of the disease in his body and its transformation into a cancerous tumor, and his financial capabilities do not allow him to manage The amount, and appeals to the people of good and merciful hearts to help him find the required amount so that his health does not deteriorate.

Muhammad tells his story to Emirates Today, saying: “I suffer from many diseases, including diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol. When I went to Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City for tests and analyzes three months ago, it turned out that I had hepatitis B, and confirmed Doctors that I need medicines that cost 30 thousand and 376 dirhams annually, for life, which are expensive in relation to my modest financial capabilities.

He added: “My health is poor, and the disease causes me pain, lethargy, fatigue, and weakness in the body, and the medicines required for life to avoid the spread of the virus in my body, and causes a cancerous tumor, which made me in a difficult psychological state, knowing that I take care of blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol medicines.”

He continued, “I am the breadwinner for my family members and I work in a government agency with a salary of 8,900 dirhams, from which 6,200 dirhams per month goes to rent the house and the rest for life’s expenses and requirements in light of the high cost of living and the high prices, noting that I have children who work for very modest salaries of up to 3000 dirhams, and they hardly spend I do not know what to do under the circumstances that I am ordering, ”adding,“ I previously applied for help from charitable societies and institutions, and I did not get any response, so I appeal to good people and people of merciful hearts to help me manage the cost of my treatment. ”

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis (B), an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis virus, which infects acute and chronic infections, and there are many who do not have any symptoms during the initial infection of the disease, and some appear to have a rapid development of symptoms of the disease, including: vomiting, yellowing, fatigue, dark urine, Abdominal pain.

These symptoms usually last for a few weeks, and the primary infection rarely causes death, and the symptoms of the onset of the disease may take from 30 to 180 days, and most of those who suffer from a chronic disease do not have any symptoms, more serious complications such as cirrhosis and liver cancer may appear, and such complications may lead To 15 to 25% death.