The National Council for Women organizes a scientific symposium in Benghazi coinciding with World Cancer Day.

Follow-up and photography - Fatima Al-Warfalli.

Benghazi, February 4, 2024 (LANA) - Yesterday, Saturday, in the city of Benghazi, the National Council for Women organized a scientific symposium coinciding with World Cancer Day under the slogan (You are not just a patient - you are a beacon of hope for every human being who has lost the compass of life) in cooperation with the Oncology Department at the Benghazi Medical Center.

The symposium, which was attended by the Minister of Health in the government appointed by the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee for Assisting Oncology Patients, the Director of the Benghazi Oncology Center, and a group of doctors and those interested in medical affairs in the city of Benghazi, began with a visual presentation of a detailed medical report on oncology patients, which shed light on the suffering of patients with cancerous tumors in the city of Benghazi. .

The Minister of Health considered cancer to be one of the most important health problems that Libya suffers from, pointing out that there are no accurate statistics on the number of people infected with this disease, which has spread greatly in recent years.

The Minister acknowledged the major negligence on the part of the state in caring for oncology patients and providing treatment and medications to them, especially since oncology patients are the segment most in need of treatment, which is considered very expensive and most Libyan families cannot personally provide it to their patients.

For her part, Dr. Saada Boulifa, Head of the Medical Insurance Department at the National Council for Women, explained to the correspondent of the Libyan newspaper Al-Anbaa that the symposium aims to raise awareness about cancer, and specifically targets infected and recovered people to educate them about the mechanism of protecting themselves by committing to healthy eating and a healthy environment.

For her part, Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Fayza Al-Hawari, indicated that the Ministry is constantly seeking to find solutions to end the suffering of patients, and has organized many educational programs to raise awareness of the importance of early detection, and noted that confronting this major problem requires an integrated national strategy.

Dr. Al-Hawari stressed that the highest priority is to provide complete treatment and medications on an ongoing basis for patients with cancerous tumors.

The Secretary-General of the National Council for Women, Halima Suleiman, confirmed that the symposium comes within the efforts of the Council’s Health Unit, which is constantly working to organize awareness seminars in various Libyan cities and regions in cooperation with hospitals and medical centers.

She stressed the importance of psychological support for oncology patients, given that psychological service is the first line of prevention for any disease, especially if the disease is of an incurable type that requires determination and will from the patient himself to help recover from it.

In turn, Dr. Al-Tabouli reported that she had prepared a scientific study on the relationship between treatment and the psychological state of the patient, who is supposed to be in an environment far from tension and psychological pressure, which contributes greatly to stimulating the action of toxic hormones in the human body and weakening his resistance to disease.

  (LANA)

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