Sana'a - Saba:
The Republican Teaching Hospital Authority in the capital Sana'a achieved tangible successes and a qualitative shift in the indicators of providing free medical, therapeutic and diagnostic services to the poor and needy during the year 1445 AH, in translation of the directives of the Leader of the Revolution and the President of the Supreme Political Council.
The Republican Hospital witnessed an unprecedented turnout after President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat announced in Rabi' al-Awwal 1445 AH, free medical services for the poor and needy.
The Authority was keen to implement the directives to provide free medical services to the poor and needy in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the General Authority for Zakat, embodying the meanings of benevolence and mercy.
This qualitative and humanitarian initiative contributed significantly to improving the quality of healthcare and providing free and comprehensive medical services to the most needy groups in the country, as during the year of free services, two million and 396 thousand services were provided in various specialties, centers and departments, benefiting 305 thousand and 760 patients.
According to the annual report for the year 1445 AH, the medical services included surgical and qualitative operations, diagnostic and therapeutic means, examinations, tests, hospitalization, procedures, health care for patients, and others.
The report stated that after the adoption of free services, 1,337,780 examinations were carried out, an increase of 200 percent over before free services were provided. In the diagnostic tools service, 362,812 services were performed, an increase of 155 percent. 247,628 cases were examined, an increase of 142 percent. In hospitalization, 150,178 cases were examined, an increase of three percent. In procedural services, 253,672 procedures were performed, an increase of 109 percent. Surgical operations were performed, 39,066 operations, an increase of 159 percent.
The report pointed out that 44,154 free surgical operations were performed in all medical specialties, at a value of three billion and 700 million Y.R, funded by the General Authority of Zakat.
It explained that 8,532 surgeries were performed in general surgery, 4,795 surgeries in orthopedics, 7,770 surgeries in obstetrics and gynecology, 4,780 surgeries in urology, and 1,180 surgeries in neurosurgery.
The report pointed out that 1,047 surgeries were performed in maxillofacial surgery, 5,330 surgeries in ophthalmology, 3,683 surgeries in ear, nose and throat surgery, in addition to 2,491 surgeries in burn surgery and 4,546 surgeries in gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Head of the authority Dr. Mohammed Jahaf explained that this achievement comes within the free national project, which is one of the most prominent fruits of the September 21 revolution by providing free health services to all citizens to achieve social justice and enhance the national health system.
Jahaf attributed this success to the combined efforts of the medical and health staff and all employees of the Authority to provide the service efficiently despite the difficulties it faced due to the lack of capabilities and the great pressures from citizens benefiting from the hospital's services.
He pointed out that relying on a mechanism to organize the process of obtaining services and the automated system in all departments, including medical supplies, surgical operations and case scheduling, contributed to enhancing the Authority's efforts and success and increasing the number of beneficiary cases.
Dr. Jahaf stressed the keenness to meet quality standards in planning, implementation, follow-up and evaluation and provide modern devices from general surgery endoscopes and CR devices, adding a new X-ray device, as well as contracting with senior consultants.
He pointed out that the Authority worked on automating outpatient clinics and organizing the admission process automatically via visual screens, in addition to creating a special department for patient affairs that follows up on the patient from the moment he enters until he leaves the hospital.
The Chairman of the Authority appreciated the support of the Chairman of the Supreme Political Council for the hospital, which ensures the continuity and improvement of medical and therapeutic services provided to patients, and the improvement of the level of performance, stressing that the Authority has succeeded in providing free services to patients with the combined efforts of medical, technical, nursing and administrative cadres and their sense of responsibility in serving patients.
He stated that the Hospital Authority has achieved a qualitative leap in many services and has attracted senior specialists and consultants from various provinces to perform qualitative and complex operations, especially in the specialties of liver, digestive system, burns, plastic surgery, urology, bones, eyes and others.
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