According to Mehr reporter, the press conference of the 11th Iernational Wound and Tissue Repair Congress (YARA) with the presence of Dr. Seyed Mehdi Tabai; Preside of the Academic Jihad of Medical Sciences and Director of the Congress, Dr. Parveen Mansoori, Scieific Secretary of the Congress, Dr. Mansour Jamali Zavareh, Scieific Secretary of the Congress, and Dr. Mohsen Fateh, Research Vice Preside of the Academic Jihad of Medical Sciences and Executive Secretary of the Congress at the Yara Jihad Academic Institute of Wound and Tissue Repair Technologies was held
Referring to the history of this congress, Dr. Mehdi Tabaei said in this meeting: This congress has been held on the initiative of academic jihad since eleven years ago with the aim of preseing the latest achievemes in this field with the presence of researchers, professors, studes and guests from differe couries.
He stated that the subject of the Congress is various wounds that are of concern to the health systems of the world today. In addition to causing various disabilities, wounds can have harmful personal and social effects.
Referring to two types of acute and chronic wounds, the congress secretary said: acute wounds, including wounds caused by accides and wars, and chronic wounds such as diabetes. Chronic wounds are wounds that have not healed for more than 6 weeks. Diabetes is the main cause of chronic wounds.
Stating that according to the latest estimates, the prevalence of diabetes is 6.5% of the population, he said: We have more than 460 million people with diabetes in the world, and it is the third most populous coury in the world after India and China.
He added: Out of 4 people with diabetes, 3 people have ulcers and 1 out of 4 people suffer from amputation. The prevalence of amputation is higher in active members of the family (such as men) and they face economic challenges for the family.
Tabaei poied out: 45 million people in the world suffer from diabetic ulcers every year, and people who suffer from diabetic foot ulcers have a 30% higher mortality rate in 5 years, which is higher than many common cancers.
Stating that all these issues show the importance of the issue of wounds, he added: Other factors such as obesity affect wounds. Iran is the 6th fattest coury in the world, which causes chronic wounds.
According to the head of the Medical Sciences Academic Jihad Organization; The third factor in the occurrence of ulcers is the aging of the population, which can aggravate various chronic diseases, including diabetes. One third of people over the age of 65 have diabetes.
