Director of the National Center for Gastrointestinal and Surgical Diseases: Free state-funded treatment has been provided for 107 liver transplant patients, with a commitment to developing and localizing the specialty in Sudan.
Director: 30% of the center’s services, which are high-cost, are provided at state expense.
The Federal Minister of Health, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, praised the efforts of the National Center for Gastrointestinal and Surgical Diseases and its work to localize services in Sudan.
This came during his meeting today at his office in the Port Sudan Quarantine, with Dr. Abdelmonem Al-Tayeb, Director of the National Center for Gastrointestinal and Surgical Diseases, in the presence of Dr. Esmat Mustafa, Advisor to the General Administration of Therapeutic Medicine, and Dr. Khalil Mohamed Ibrahim, Director of the General Administration for Financial and Administrative Affairs.
The Minister expressed his support for the center’s efforts to localize services in Sudan and provide them across the states, appreciating the role of the center in Kassala State for continuing to offer services to citizens at state expense. He pledged to provide all support necessary for the development of the center’s work and called for a clear vision to re-establish liver transplantation in the country and to develop gastrointestinal surgeries, urging coordination with the Sudanese Society for Liver Care and Transplantation.
For his part, Dr. Abdelmonem Al-Tayeb, Director of the National Center, presented a report on the center’s performance during the previous period and the continuation of services to patients. He revealed that free state-funded treatment has been provided for 107 liver transplant patients, noting that 30% of the center’s high-cost services are provided at state expense. He emphasized their commitment to developing and localizing the specialty in Sudan and delivering satisfactory patient services.
Dr. Al-Tayeb also highlighted ongoing efforts to provide infrastructure, equipment, and devices, and noted the continuation of viral hepatitis vaccination across six centers in western and eastern Kassala, targeting medical staff. He expressed gratitude to the Federal Ministry of Health for its support and for providing medicines and medical consumables, enabling the delivery of specialized services through the state-funded treatment program, financed by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
