The Kingdom begins, for the first time in the Middle East, and within a short period of time, heart surgeries for fetuses inside the stomachs of its mothers, and the project is considered one of the pioneering medical achievements of the Prince Sultan Cardiac Center under the supervision of the Head of the Cardiac Surgery Department at Prince Sultan Center for Treatment of Cardiac Diseases and Surgery at Al Askari Hospital in Riyadh Dr. Howayda Obaid Al-Qathami The project is currently entering the diagnostic phase, while the implementation process will begin later, as many cases of fetal infection in pregnant women have been detected. Treatment will be applied to them as soon as the project is completed soon.
I mentioned that dr. Howayda during the cultural meeting held in honor of the wife of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Princess Hessa Al-Shaalan at the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Al-Rawda neighborhood in the minutes of her talk about her career path, dreams and aspirations.
She emphasized that it has been proven in recent years that death rates due to heart disease are the highest rates in the world, not cancer, especially among women, and that this is due to obesity and the negative lifestyle we live in with regard to diet and health care patterns, where lack of exercise and lack of movement have been stressed in this regard. The necessity of practicing walking or dancing for women at least half an hour a day or day after day so that fats and toxins do not accumulate in the body, and it has been scientifically proven that the heart is not only a blood pump, but an active hormonal gland that contains an amount of hormones that have a role in affecting the rest of the organs. The vital body and that any defect that occurs on the heart affects the rest of the body and leads to a poor performance of its functions, which is what the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, referred to in the noble hadith: “The body has a chew if the whole body is correct and if it becomes corrupted, the whole body is corrupted, which is the heart.” .
She also indicated during her talk about the support she received from the state, her parents and her family, the achievements and development of education and development during the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah, as scholarships increased from 3,000 to 70,000 scholarships, and the number of universities increased from 7 to 21 international universities in addition to To seven private universities and colleges from 76 to 420 colleges, the number of governorates increased from 15 to 73 governorates, and the education budget reached from 9 billion to 65 billion riyals.
And d. Howayda spoke during the meeting about success, how it can be achieved, and the extent of her satisfaction with the achievements and the meaning of happiness in life and the role of women in Islam and the development of society.
Being from a very conservative environment did not prevent her from joining the field that she had always dreamed of, despite the opposition of some of her relatives. However, her adherence to the values of her religion made her enjoy the support and respect of everyone, especially during her studies abroad, where the West respects people as much as they respect their religion and values. Men who have specialized in this field, and denied that its superiority and success was the cause of a war between it and colleagues in the profession while it followed the principle of the proverb which says that the mountains are high and the men are not, and it was praised by God and then to Dr. Muhammad al-Faqih, who considered her the teacher, professor and example in the world of heart surgery. Her love and passion in this field was reflected in that she became affected by the loss of any patient who did not survive and did not lose hope, no matter how difficult the patient’s condition from the point of view of medicine, where there is always divine care and power, and therefore she went through the treatment of heart diseases for different ages and for children whose weight reached half a kilo.
The media interview was moderated by Hana Al-Rikabi.
In conclusion, Her Highness delivered the memorial shield from the library to Dr. Howaida and the director of the dialogue.
