184 doctors from 7 countries write Buhari over El-Zakzaky

Physicians from seven Islamic countries have petitioned the Nigerian government to transfer leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, to a well-equipped hospital.

The group of doctors, numbering about 184, in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, noted that El-Zakzaky’s condition had been become critical, asking the government to move him to a well-equipped hospital as soon as possible.

According to a report on Sunday by Fars News, the doctors are from Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.

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The full text of the letter is as follows:

“In the name of God, the healer

From the community of doctors

To the President of the Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Buhari.

In the past several months, the world has constantly received troubling news regarding the health of one of the prominent figures in Nigeria, Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

Both Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife are kept in prison and the health status of both of them is very alarming.

We have chosen to be doctors even after knowing that this job is very difficult and troublesome, but we chose to save people’s lives and preferred the health of the society over our personal interests.

According to the medical reports regarding the health status of Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky:

1. He is suffering from a total blindness in the left eye, and is also suffering from vision problems in the right, eye including glaucoma and progressive macular atrophy. According to the diagnosis of the visiting physicians, Shaikh Zakzaky will lose his vision sooner or later if the current circumstances do not change.

2. He has shown symptoms of Ischemic heart disease which can lead to Myocardial Infraction.

3. He is also suffering from severe cervical spondylosis which has resulted to nerve root compression and symptoms are progressive causing insomnia.

4. The experiments show that he has heavy metal toxicity including Lead and Cadmium. Laboratory tests that are performed on May 31st, 2019 show that blood lead level is 171.94µg/dl. Later on June 18th, 2019 this level was reported to be 231.48µg while in the last laboratory test the blood lead level was three times more than the toxicity level (grade 5 of poisoning).

“Based on the points highlighted above, Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky should be transferred to a well- equipped medical center that has Neuro-ophthalmologist, glaucoma specialist and low vision expert, cardiologist, orthopedist and neurologist. Also he may need to have a surgery to reduce intraocular pressure.

“We, doctors of different nationalities cannot take the health of any human for granted. This is something that is inherent in our obligation as doctors. Ignoring the critical health status of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky can end up in irreparable consequences.

“We request the government and parliament of Nigeria to immediately transfer him to a well-equipped hospital to prevent any unfortunate incidents.”

The News outlet then listed the doctors who signed the letter as follows:

1. Dr Abbas alahmad, Pediatrician, Syria

2. Dr Abd alkrim Hariri, Neurosurgeon, Syria

3. Dr Abd almonaam hsanato, Radiologist, Syria

4. Dr Abdo salami, Dentist, Syria

5. Dr Addel maheiri, Maxillofacial Specialist, Syria

6. Dr Ahmad alrahal, Otorhinolaryngologist, Syria

7. Dr Ahmaad alzien, Thoracic Internist, Syria

8. Dr Ahmad nasrullah, Dentist, Syria

9. Dr Ajmal Farooq, General practitioner, India

10. Dr Alla Aldrin Hassan, Neurosurgeon, Syria

11. Dr Allaa allnassan, General Surgeon

12. Dr Amar kiali, Ophtalmologist, Syria

13. Dr Anas hellali, General Surgeon, Syria

14. Dr Asma Khalid, General practitioner, Pakistan

15. Dr Bakri dablloni, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria

16. Dr Bassel alshaher, Dentist, Syria

17. Dr Bsam kedeh, Gastroenterologist, Syria

18. Dr Fadi alaar, Vascular Surgeon, Syria

19. Dr Farhat, General practitioner, Pakistan

20. Dr Fizza Batool Zaidi, General practitioner, Pakistan

21. Dr Furqan Ali khan, General practitioner, Pakistan

22. Dr Hania Batool Zaidi, General practitioner, Pakistan

23. Dr Hassam Saleem, General practitioner, Pakistan

24. Dr Hassan alkhatib, Vascular Surgeon, Syria

25. Dr Hassan Khalil, Internist, Syria

26. Dr Houda abdalhadi, Internist, Syria

27. Dr Ibrahim hadid, Urologist, Syria

28. Dr Idrak Hussain Bhat, General practitioner, India

29. Dr Iftikar Hussain, General practitioner, India

30. Dr Kashaf Zehra Durrani, General practitioner, Pakistan

31. Dr Mamdoh zitoni, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria

32. Dr Manaaf sharbjii, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria

33. Dr Mhmmod Nasser, Gastroenterologist, Syria

34. Dr Mirza Arsalan, General practitioner, India

35. D.Mohamad mohiedin, Pediatrician, Syria

36. Dr Mohanad battal, Pediatric Surgeon, Syria

37. Dr mohanad naasan, General Surgeon, Syria

38. Dr Mohanad zanoube, Ophtalmologist, Syria

39. Dr Mohd Yaseen Mir, General practitioner, India

40. Dr Motaz alhmod, General Surgeon, Syria

41. Dr Muhammad Ajmal Hussain, General practitioner, Pakistan

42. Dr Muhammad Ali Kazmi, General practitioner, Pakistan

43. Dr Muhammad ali raseed, General practitioner, Pakistan

44. Dr Muhammad Amjad Hussain, General practitioner, Pakistan

45. Dr Muhammad Baqir, 4 year resident internal medicine, Pakistan

46. Dr Mouhamad batikh, General Surgeon, Syria

47. Dr Muhammad Farhan, General practitioner, Pakistan

48. Dr Myllad zahlloq, Vascular Surgeon, Syria

49. Dr Ossama attar, General Surgeon, Syria

50. Dr Owais Raza General practioner (MBBS), Pakistan

51. Dr Owais Siddique, General practitioner, India

52. Dr Raja Munawa, General practitioner, India

53. Dr Saman Fatima, General practitioner, Pakistan

54. Dr Samer alhames, Thoracic Surgeon, Syria

55. Dr Samer sharbo, Vascular Surgeon, Syria

56. Dr Sami bitar, Nephrologist, Syria

57. Dr Saqib Hussain, General practitioner, India

58. Dr Sharaf ud deen, General practitioner, Pakistan

59. Dr Showkat Hussain Dar, General practitioner, India

60. Dr Shyar mostafa, Neurosurgeon, Syria

61. Dr Suhail Ahmad Mir, General practitioner, India

62. Dr Syed ali kuamil, General practitioner Pakistan

63. Dr Syed Muntazir Mousavi, General practitioner, India

64. Dr Syed Wafadar Hussain Naqvi, General practitioner, Pakistan

65. Dr Syeada Maimoona Batool Rizvi, General practitioner, Pakistan

66. Dr Taher farfotli, Neurologist, Syria

67. Dr Tahssin hmidi, General Surgeon, Syria

68. Dr Waael akari, General Surgeon, Syria

69. Dr wisaam dieb, General Surgeon, Syria

70. Dr Yamen yousuf, Neurosurgeon, Syria

71. Dr Yassin alrahal, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria

72. Dr Yousef sabsabi, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria

73. Dr Zaher and allaziz, Vascular Surgeon, Syria

74. Dr Zaher batal, Nutritionist, Syria

75. Dr Zaid Jeelani, General practitioner, India

76. Dr Zeeshan Hadier, Liver transplant surgeon, Pakistan

77. Dr Arezoo Mohtasham, Radiology Resident, Iran

78. Dr Azadeh Hashemi, Radiology Resident, Afghanistan

79. Dr Abolfazl Mohammadi, Orthopedic Surgeon, Iran

80. Dr Amanollah Karami, Ophtalmologist, Iran

81. Dr Amir Rahmanian, Emergency Medicine Resident, Iran

82. Dr Amirhossein Izadyar, General PractitionePractitioner, Iran

83. Dr Aniseh Aliabadi, Dermatology Resident, Iran

84. Dr Hamed Abdi, Internist, Iran

85. Dr Hojjat Madarshahi, otorhinolaryngologist, Iran

86. Dr Hasan Boskabadi, Pediatrician and Neonatal Specialist, Iran

87. Dr Hasan Rajabi, Iran

88. Dr Hasan Sezavar, Iran

89. Dr Hossein Amirzargir, Urolohist, Iran

90. Dr Hossein Mohaddes Ardebili, Psychiatric Resident, Iran

91. Dr Hamidreza Safaei, Radiology Resident, Iran

92. Dr Hourieh Soleimani, Radiology Resident, Iran

93. Dr Rahil Daghmagh, General Practitioner, Lebanon

94. Dr Rose sadat Shamsa, General Practitioner, Iran

95. Dr Reyhaneh Aminorroaya, Elderly Medicine Specialist, Iran

96. Dr Zahra Behnam Rasouli, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Iran

97. Dr Zahra Jafar, General Practitioner, Lebanon

98. Dr Zahra Joshaghani, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

99. Dr Zahra Khalili Matinzadeh, Pediatrician, Iran

100. Dr Zahra Movahedinia, General practitioner, Iran

101. Dr Zahra Moaddab Shoar, Dentist, Iran

102. Dr Zeinab Babasafari, General Practitioner, Iran

103. Dr Sajedeh Mousavi, Physical Medicine Resident, Iran

104. Dr Saiedeh Khatami, Dentist, Iran

105. DT Soleiman Heidari, Toracic Surgeon, Iran

106. Dr Samaneh Rahmani, General Practitioner, Iran

107. Dr Seyed Javad Hosseininezhad, Neurologist, Iran

108. Dr Syed Zaker Hossein Naqvi, General Practitioner, Pakistan

109. Dr Syed Omran Hyder Zeidi, General Practitioner, Pakistan

110. Dr Seyed Mohammadreza Parizadeh, Biochemistry Ph.D, Iran

111. Dr Seyed Mohammadsadegh Mirzaei, general Practitioner, Iran

112. Dr Seyed Moadkazem Mozaffari, General Practitioner, Iran

113. Dr Seyed Naser Emadi, International Dermatologist, Iran

114. Dr Seyedeh Afsar Sharafi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

115. Dr Seyedeh Zeinab Hashemi Javaheri, General Practitioner, Iran

116. Dr Saeb Aliabadi, General Practitioner, Iran

117. Dr Seddigheh Ayati, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

118. Dr Tahereh Labbaf, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

119. Dr Arefeh Edalatian, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Iran

120. Dr Atefeh Kermanshahi, General Practitioner, Iran

121. Dr Abbas Shojaei, Otorhinolaryngologist, Iran

122. Dr Azra Rashidnezhad, Neurology Resident, Iran

123. Dr Afraalshahrstani, Pediatric Resident, Iraq

124. Dr Atieh Mohebbi, Radiology Resident, Iran

125. Dr Atieh Mohammadzadeh Vatanchi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

126. Dr Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Iran

127. Dr Ali Anjomshoa, Anesthesiologist, Iran

128. Dr Ali Taghiparvar, Epidemiologist, Iran

129. Dr Ali Rezazadeh, Internist, Iran

130. Dr Ali Fazli, Anesthesiologist, Iran

131. Dr Ali Madarshahi, Internal Surgeon, Iran

132. Dr Fatemeh Ouchi Ardebili, General Practitioner, Iran

133. Dr Fatemeh Taghizadeh, Physical Medicine Resident, Iran

134. Dr Fatemeh Joshaghani, Dentist, Iran

135. Dr Fatemeh Dadelahi, Radiology Resident, Iran

136. Dr Fatemeh Mehrparvar, Dentist, Iran

137. Dr Fouzieh Takhari, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Afghanistan

138. Dr Ghasem Amini, Surgery Resident, Iran

139. Dr Kamal Heydari, Dentist, Iran

140. Dr Leila Moaddab Shoar, Radiotherapy and Oncology Specialist, Iran

141. Dr Majid Habibzadeh Moghaddam, General Practitioner, Iran

142. Dr Majid Abdollahi, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Iran

143. Dr Majid Ghayour Mobarhen, Nutritionist, Iran

144. Dr Mohammad Ebrahimi, Iran

145. Dr Mohammad Sajjadi, Psychiatrist, Iran

146. Dr Mohammad Sadeghi, Iran

147. Dr Mohammadtaghi Rajabi Mashhadi, Surgeon, Iran

148. Dr MohammadJafar Modabber Azizi, General Practitioner, Iran

149. Dr Mohammadreza Behrouz, Iran

150. Dr Mohammadreza Javdani, Family Medicine Resident, Iran

151. Dr Mohammadali Kiani, Gastroenterologist, Iran

152. Dr Mahmoud Jozhaghani, Cornea Specialist, Iran

153. Dr Mahmoud Fatemi, Radiology Resident, Iran

154. Dr Mahya Yargholi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

155. Dr Morteza Amiri Soleimani, Orthopedic Surgeon, Iran

156. Dr Morteza Tajaddodi, General Practitioner, Iran

157. Dr Maryam Sadat Paknezhad, Iranian Traditional Medicine Specialist, Iran

158. Dr Maryam Rezaeian, Dentist, Afghanistan

159. Dr Maryam Yargholi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

160. Dr Mozhgan Mahmoudian, Radiology Resident, Iran

161. Dr Masoud Maleki, Dermatologist, Iran

162. Dr Masoud Mahdavi, Radiologist, Iran

163. Dr Mostafa Jafari, Internist, Iran

164. Dr Malihe Akbari, General Practitioner, Iran

165. Dr Malihe Hatefipour, General Practitioner, Iran

166. Dr Mahdi Oughli, Internist, Iran

167. Dr Mahdi Mokhtari, Ophtalmologist, Iran

168. Dr Mahdieh Pouryazdanpanah, Nutritionist, Iran

169. Dr Mahdi Miri, Internist, Iran

170. Dr Mahsa Kia, General Practitioner, Iran

171. Dr Milad Hadadi, Dentist, Iran

172. Dr Najmeh Khodadadi, Iran

173. Dr Najmeh Zamani, General Practitioner, Iran

174. Dr Narjes Khatoun Movahedi Rad, General Practitioner, Iran

175. De Narges Salehi, Cardiologist, Iran

176. Dr Narges Arabzadeh, Internist, Iran

177. Dr Nasrollah Hamraz, Internist, Afghanistan

178. Dr Nafiseh Kazemi Rad, Radiology Resident, Iran

179. Dr Nafiseh Aliabadi, Pediatric Resident, Iran

180. Dr Nayerreh Khadem Ghayebi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran

181. Dr Hadi Hasanzadeh, General Practitioner, Iran

182. Dr Hadi Sherouni, Otorhinolaryngologist, Iran

183. Dr Hadi Jalali, General Practitioner, Iran

184. Dr Rezaei, Interventional Cardiologist, Afghanistan”

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