The World Heart Federation / Geneva Teaching Office at the College of Pharmacy honored M. M. Moataz Al-Sabah with the Federation’s message in appreciation of its efforts to help countries in the Middle East and Africa region by opening clinics specialized in blood lipids, similar to the Iraqi Blood Lipid Clinics Network Project, and Professor (Jean-Luc Eselier), President, said. The Union’s Executive Director at the honoring ceremony (We are proud to have you with us, and we are also proud of all the great efforts you have made in the Middle East and Africa region from the year 2021 until now.
This came when Al-Sabah visited the Federation’s office in Geneva last August and met with a team from this international scientific institution, which is considered the highest scientific institution specialized in cardiovascular medicine in the world.
It is worth noting that the World Heart Federation / Geneva Office has chosen Moataz Al-Sabah, a lecturer at the College of Pharmacy, as a representative of the Middle East and Africa region in the genetic hypercholesterolemia awareness group from a group that includes 6 members from all countries of the world, and Al-Sabah still holds this position until now.
Al-Sabah’s efforts resulted in the opening of the first blood lipid clinic in Syria, Jordan, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen.