The Imam Zain Al-Abidin Teaching Hospital affiliated with the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced the success of the first two liver transplant operations performed simultaneously in Iraq.

A statement from the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine stated that the Imam Zain Al-Abidin Teaching Hospital performed the first two liver transplant operations in Iraq, in a step described as representing a qualitative leap in the Iraqi health sector.

The hospital director, Dr. Abdul Rahman Ismail, said that the Imam Zain Al-Abidin Teaching Hospital succeeded, with the support of the representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbalai, in performing the first two liver transplant operations simultaneously inside Iraq.

He added that liver transplant operations are among the most complex and precise surgical operations in the world, and the two operations were performed with complete success and at the same time inside the hospital, after efforts and preparations that lasted for more than a year and a half.

He explained that the preparations included establishing an integrated and specialized center for liver transplantation and equipping it with the latest medical devices, in addition to preparing operating rooms, recovery, intensive care, and inpatient wards according to the highest medical standards.

He pointed out that the success of the two operations represents an important beginning for performing more liver transplant operations inside Iraq and reducing the need to travel abroad to receive this type of treatment, confirming that the hospital established the largest and first liver transplant center in Iraq.

This achievement comes within the efforts of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine in developing the health sector and localizing advanced medical services inside Iraq through its specialized medical institutions.