Houran Humanitarian Foundation inaugurates the first mobile heart clinic
The Houran Humanitarian Foundation inaugurated its first specialized mobile heart clinic, under the slogan “Together for a healthy, beating heart.”
The clinic aims to provide the best diagnostic, treatment, awareness and preventive services for the heart under the supervision of a group of doctors.
In addition to educating patients and informing them about heart diseases, their risks, and how to treat and prevent them.
The specialized cardiac clinic includes units of specialized devices for ultrasound examination of the heart, cardiac stress testing, and education and awareness.
Dr. Anas Totenji, coordinator of the Programs and Grants Sector at the Houran Humanitarian Foundation, said that the Afrin countryside was the first stop for the mobile clinic to provide the necessary support for heart patients, the project funded by the World Health Organization - WHO.
He said that the clinic will provide residents in the targeted areas with additional examinations, including blood pressure, sugar, fats and monitoring of vital signs, in addition to an electrocardiogram (ECG) examination and a specialized examination of the heart with ultrasound, in an unprecedented initiative in the target areas as specialized services provided outside the hospital to beneficiaries through mobile diagnostic and therapeutic solutions.
Dr. Mahmoud Hassoun, Head of the Cardiology Clinic, stressed that heart diseases are a strenuous disease that can be controlled through immediate and real changes in daily lifestyles, including adherence to a healthy diet and regular exercise, in addition to compliance with the treatment methodology decided by doctors, which is often neglected by patients in the country. .
Dr. Mahmoud pointed out that the mobile clinic comes within the framework of the commitment of the Houran Humanitarian Foundation and its partners to provide optimal medical care for heart patients who may not have adequate care due to their residency in remote areas.
Dr. Mahmoud added that a team of specialists will be present at the clinic to conduct examinations and provide consultations for heart patients living in remote areas, and introduce them to the best ways to manage the chronic disease, which contributes to limiting its spread and enhancing levels of compliance with the treatment methodology.
