A Russian medical delegation visits the University Children's Hospital in Damascus

Damascus-SANA

A Russian medical delegation discussed with the administration of the University Children's Hospital in Damascus the possibilities of cooperation in the field of training technicians and doctors to use advanced techniques, especially in the field of endoscopic operations.

The meeting included a presentation of an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy by the Head of the Endoscopy Department at Saint Petersburg University Hospital, Dr. Simonov Alexander, through direct contact from the hospital, to introduce the mechanism of the work of the device for children, which is a high-quality technique for eradicating tumors.

In a statement to SANA, the director of the University Children's Hospital in Damascus, Dr. Rustam Makiya, explained the importance of benefiting from the Russian expertise in the field of endoscopy, indicating that the endoscopy device presented by the Russian side is important because it replaces the procedures that satisfy the child and relieves many of the burdens and costs on the patient and the hospital.

Makiya indicated that it was agreed to hold training courses for technicians and doctors with Russia during the coming period, and to provide devices with their accessories and maintenance supplies.

For his part, the Vice President of Damascus University for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Subhi Al-Bahri indicated that there is a program with the Russian side that includes lectures and a direct presentation of operations in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, indicating that the delegation provided a set of equipment and supplies to support the College of Medicine and the university hospitals attached to it.

In turn, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Damascus University, Dr. Raed Abu Harb, indicated that the faculty received devices from the Russian delegation whose mission is to purify the air from viruses with the aim of protecting doctors and medical staff from viral infections, especially in times of pandemics.