VP inaugurates Gulf 4th conference on cancer

SANA'A, Feb. 16 (Saba)- Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi affirmed that Yemen has made considerable step till now in fighting cancer.

In a speech he delivered in the opening ceremony of the Gulf 4th Conference for
Fighting Cancer started its activities here on Monday, Hadi said the president
issued directives for establishing centers for cancer in five governorates. He hoped
Yemen to expand in fighting cancer.
He said that talking on the cancer is talking on a complicated problem many
countries suffer from it. However, some countries could over encounter this disease
via limiting its causes and protecting against it.
"I am convinced that the conference will take into consideration all factors and
current changes in addition to making use of expertise of brotherly and friendly
countries in fighting cancer and setting up suitable solutions for fighting the
disease," said Hadi. He highlighted the Yemeni National Establishment for Combating
Cancer.
Meanwhile, Minister of Public Health and Population Abdul-Karim Rase'a said the
problem of cancer is health issue occupying national concern, plagues people of
different ages and bothers efforts of the government in limiting the disease.
He hoped that the conference would contribute in showing sufferings of the patients
and reducing them. He said that the National Center for Tumors opened in 2004 with
the bed capacity of 52 receives 120 cases a day receiving radiotherapy. He noted
importance of expansion in opening more centers for fighting cancer.
Meanwhile, the Honorary President of Gulf Union for Fighting Cancer Abdurrahman
al-Odhi said the conference aims at enhancing scientific cooperation fields between
cancer physicians in the GCC countries.
He highlighted cooperation between the GCC countries in health field including Yemen
which hosted early this month the conference of GCC health ministers. He asserted on
integrating efforts for fighting this disease.
A donation door for cancer institutions and centers in Yemen has been opened. The
vice president announced donation of YR 12 million. The announced donation sum has
reached more than YR 200 million from state and public donators included Gulf and
Arab institutions.
The three-day conference is participated by 450 physicians and specialists from Gulf
and Yemeni cancer centers and institutions besides Canadian doctors.
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