“Sale” at Saudi German Hospital

It seems like every time we go to Saudi German there is a discount of prices, but a doctor informed me this week that there is a sale I guess for Mother’s Day (they celebrate it in March I think in many Arab countries). I think that he said the prices were good for the [...]

The Saydaliyyah – Around the Town In Sana’a

A saydaliyyah is a pharmacy. Unlike in the US, grocery stores typically do not sell medicine other than maybe pain pills or a stomach medicine, here and there. Like the itasaalat, maktabahs, and baqaalun, saydaliyyahs are not hard to find;  here, they go  one better than “there’s one on every corner.”  You will find several on [...]

Diseases in Yemen

I was asked on a Damaaj post which was still posted on my homeschooling site, whether or not we had experienced any cases personally with malaria or tuberculosis while in Damaaj. No, alhamdulillah, no problems with those two diseases for us while we were there. I did here of someone with Yellow Fever, and a [...]

Chicken Pox

Alhamdulillah, we just got over 4 cases of chicken pox in our household.  In case you need to know what chicken pox is in Arabic: judayri or judari.   Alhamdulillah, we didn’t need to go to the doctor. We just used calamine lotion (the brand I have seen here is called “Calamyl.”  The pharmacist on [...]

Yemen Medical Guide (Sana’a)

Just stumbled upon this info from the US Embassy. Not sure how current the info is. Listing of medical related contacts in Sana’a Internal Medicine Specialists • Dr. Abbas al-Mutwakel Address:Taiz Road Telephone:01-246-497 Cellular: 717-47-963 • Dr. Abdul Nasser Munibari (Cardiologist) Address: Zubeiry St., Near Yemenia Office Telephone: 01-266-165 Psychiatrists • Dr. al-Iryani Telephone: 01-442-478, [...]

New Arrival

Alhamdulillah,   I’ve had baby #7 (the second born in Yemen (the first was born at home)) last week, alhamdulillah. I had her at Modern German hospital and masha Allah, it was a good experience overall. The doctor could have been a little more patient friendly, but the nurse was great. They keep you 2-3 hours there after [...]