He is 85 years old and suffers from kidney failure, diabetes and heart

“Mohammed” needs treatment for 44 thousand dirhams

(Mohammed - Yemeni - 85 years old), suffers from chronic diseases, including chronic kidney failure, and needs medication and treatment for life. The value of treatment is 3657 dirhams per month, equivalent to 43,884 dirhams annually, according to Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, and in the event of irregularity on the Taking treatment will put his life at risk, and the problem is that the patient also suffers from difficult financial conditions that prevent the provision of the value of treatment, and he appeals to good people and people of merciful hearts to help him manage the cost of treatment so that his health condition does not deteriorate and endanger his life.

(Mohammed) told «Emirates Today», the story of his suffering with the disease, saying that he has suffered from kidney failure, diabetes and heart for years, explaining that he underwent tests in Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, the results of which showed that he needed medicines to take for life.

He added that these medicines are expensive for his limited financial capabilities, as they cost 3657 dirhams per month, equivalent to 43,884 dirhams annually, and the health insurance card does not cover the costs of this treatment, pointing out that he is unemployed due to his old age, and he has a son who works in one of the Private entities with a salary of 2,500 dirhams, from which he pays the rent of the house, explaining that he receives some cut-off aid from a charitable association, and barely covers some of the living expenses he needs.

(Mohammed) pointed out that his son’s salary is modest and does not cover his family’s living expenses, and the problem is that he cannot live without taking medicines regularly to control the diseases he suffers, and he is afraid to stop taking medicines so that his health does not deteriorate significantly, stressing that managing the cost of treatment is considered A great challenge to his modest capabilities.

He appealed to good people and merciful hearts to help him manage the cost of treatment and medicines in light of his deteriorating health condition.

chronic diseases

The medical report issued by Shakhbout Medical City stated that the patient is 85 years old and suffers from chronic diseases, including chronic kidney failure, heart disease, diabetes and cholesterol.

• The son of the patient supports the family with a salary of 2500 dirhams.