Insulin is running out in many areas in the embattled Eastern suburbs of Damascus, which threatens lives of diabetics and their health.
The Hospital of al-Rajaa in Barzeh, northeastern district of Damascus, has appealed to Human Rights organizations and the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide Insulin for diabetics dependent of it for their treatment, because all the amount has has run out due to the severe siege forced over the area.
The hospital requested all the humanitarian and health organisations to highlight the issue and work hard and seriously to provide Insulin and deliver it inside Barza neighbourhood to save lives of more that 150 patients.
Activist Abo Abdul-Rahman from the media office of al-Rajaa Hospital confirmed that all the amount of Insulin has finished after 50 days of siege. Insulin is essential for type1 diabetics, because they are dependent on this drug to regulate their blood sugar, and it is not sold in pharmacies due to its high price and difficulties in securing the required amount, it was previously dispensed to patients by coupon from the health centres and hospitals like Zahra hospital in Damascus.
The source confirmed that no death happened due to lack of Insulin yet, but many cased of Kito-acidosis, shock and coma due to high sugar level were admitted to hospital.
Diabetes is one of the most important chronic disease in the world, it has two types: type 1 or Insulin-dependent diabetes,which affect young age and is due to lack of Insulin in the body and affect young age people. Type 2 diabetes is not dependent on Insulin and affect older age, it is related to obesity and poor diet, it can be treated by oral sugar lowering drugs.
The World Health Organisation has announced end of March its worries about the deterioration of health status in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus, where 300,000 people live under siege. WHO called for urgent interference to allow medication to enter and delivered to towns of Ghouta to save lives of dozens of civilians.
”Time is running out for the people of East Ghouta. As health needs increase, available resources are being depleted day by day. Our main goal now is to provide access to lifesaving care for thousands of vulnerable men, women and children immediately”, Elizabeth Houf, representative of WHO in Syria said
