First Vice President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva and family visited the Thalassemia Center on October 31.
AZERTAC reports that the Minister of Health, Teymur Musayev, informed the First Vice President and his relatives about the conditions created at the Center.
Mehriban Aliyeva visited the transplant department of the medical institution, the newly opened resuscitation department and the adult inpatient department, where she spoke with children receiving treatment and medical staff and inquired about the progress of the treatment process.
The first vice president was informed that the Thalassemia Center plays an important role in the treatment of those affected by this disease, but also provides great moral support to patients and their families.
Mehriban Aliyeva said that the Heydar Aliyev Foundation always attaches importance to the Center’s activities and healthcare in general.
It should be noted that the work carried out in the medical institution, the reforms carried out and the health of the patients treated here are constantly in the spotlight of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, headed by Mehriban Aliyeva. An important role in the prevention of thalassemia is played by the measures taken to improve medical care for patients in the Thalassemia Center built within the framework of the Foundation’s “Life without Thalassemia” program, and to strengthen the material and technical base of the Center. .
It should be recalled that the Thalassemia Center, which was put into operation in 2009, is responsible for the creation of a specialized medical center and a blood bank in Azerbaijan, for the development of voluntary donor services to provide safe and quality blood to children suffering from thalassemia. , educating the population to prevent the spread of thalassemia and combating thalassemia serve to expand cooperation with various countries.
