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UAE unveils programme to treat poor cardiac patients

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, February 17 - 2013 at 04:59

A team of Emirati, Egyptian and French cardiologists have launched a global initiative to use revenues from heart surgeries to treat poor patients, Wam has reported. UAE cardiologist, Dr Adel Al Shameri, CEO of International Doctors of Poor People Initiative said the programme will cover fees of diagnostic, therapeutic invasive cardiac procedures for the underprivileged heart patients across the world. The pilot programme of surgeries is already running in the UAE, Egypt and Sudan, he said. A number of public and private hospitals in the three countries were selected to conduct heart surgeries for poor patients, with more to be approached to join the second phase of the initiative, added Dr Al Shameri.

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