(Zaman Al Wasl)- Most of hospitals in Eastern Ghouta suburbs are unable to secure treatment for patients suffering from malignant tumors, particularly cancer patients’ due to the blockade enforced by regime, increasing the suffering of the patients.
In an exclusive statement to Zaman al-Wasl, Wissam al-Riz, a specialist in the treatment of blood tumors and cancer at the Rahma Medical Center said that the center is currently suffering from the depletion of chemotherapy drugs, endangering the lives of cancer patients. She noted the total number of cancer patients reached to 1200 patients, including 559 in treatment, mostly women and children, women 57%, while 20% of patients.
She added the center is the only one of its kind to treat cancer patients in Eastern Ghouta, and the current stock of medicine does not cover the need of 3% of the patients. In the absence of medicines, 559 patients are at risk of death whereas mortality rates are 10.5% which mounts to about 120 patients until the end of 2016.
On the other hand, cancer patients in Eastern Ghuota suffer from a severe shortage of special medicines to treat this type of diseases, as well as malnutrition and poor mental health resulting from the siege in the region four years ago. Dr. al-Riz confirmed that 20 patients including 5 children died in the past three months due to lack of medication and due to regime banning the patients evacuation from Ghouta to receive required treatment.
Despite the decline Abu Mohammed health who is a cancer patient, but he still hopes to get the appropriate treatment to be able to live and raise his children. He told Zaman al-Wasl," today I receive reduced treatment, I could not resume my Chemotherapy due to blockade and now I am given intravenous doses a few times less than before due to lack of these doses.
"In such circumstances, hope remains the only cure for cancer patients.” He said.
According to al-Riz, Managers of at Rahma Center have repeatedly contacted the organizations located inside and outside the Syrian territory, in addition to some members of the political mission and several humanitarian associations, but to no avail.
"We try to make our patients heard and neutralize them from the conflict, especially since 80 percent of them are women and children, and they have nothing to do with what is happening on the ground," Dr. al-Riz said.
It is worth noting that Rahma Center was established in mid-2013 to treat malignant tumors and cancer. The center provides free treatment for most cases in the Eastern Ghouta and has recovered 180 patients after receiving treatment over the past years.Regime Plans to Develop Industrial Sector in Pro-Regime Areas.
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