A group of doctors from seven countries – Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari pointing to Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky’s physical conditions, and asking the Nigerian government to transfer him to a well-equipped hospital as soon as possible.

The letter revealed El-Zakzaky’s medical and health status which required urgent attention.

The full text of the letter is as follows:

“In the name of God, The healer

From the community of Doctors

To the President of the Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Buhari.

In the past several months, the world has constantly received troubling news regarding the health of one of the prominent figures in Nigeria, Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. Both Skaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife are kept in prison and the health status of both of them is very alarming.

We have chosen to be doctors even after knowing that this job is very difficult and troublesome, but we chose to save people’s lives and preferred the health of the society over our personal interests.

According to the medical reports regarding the health status of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky:

1. He is suffering from a total blindness in the left eye, and is also suffering from vision problems in the right eye including glaucoma and progressive macular atrophy. According to the diagnosis of the visiting physicians, Shaikh Zakzaky will lose his vision sooner or later if the current circumstances do not change.

2. He has shown symptoms of Ischemic heart disease which can lead to Myocardial Infraction.

3. He is also suffering from severe cervical spondylosis which has resulted to nerve root compression and symptoms are progressive causing insomnia.

4. The experiments show that he has heavy metal toxicity including Lead and Cadmium. Laboratory tests that are performed on May 31st, 2019 show that blood lead level is 171.94µg/dl. Later on June 18th, 2019 this level was reported to be 231.48µg while in the last laboratory test the blood lead level was three times more than the toxicity level (grade 5 of poisoning).

Based on the points highlighted above, Shaikh Ibrahim Zakzaky should be transferred to a well- equipped medical center that has Neuro-ophthalmologist, glaucoma specialist and low vision expert, cardiologist, orthopedist and neurologist. Also he may need to have a surgery to reduce intraocular pressure.

We, doctors of different nationalities cannot take the health of any human for granted. This is something that is inherent in our obligation as doctors. Ignoring the critical health status of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky can end up in irreparable consequences.

We request the government and parliament of Nigeria to immediately transfer him to a well-equipped hospital to prevent any unfortunate incidents.

A group of doctors from Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq

1. Dr Abbas alahmad, Pediatrician, Syria
2. Dr Abd alkrim Hariri, Neurosurgeon, Syria
3. Dr Abd almonaam hsanato, Radiologist, Syria
4. Dr Abdo salami, Dentist, Syria
5. Dr Addel maheiri, Maxillofacial Specialist, Syria
6. Dr Ahmad alrahal, Otorhinolaryngologist, Syria
7. Dr Ahmaad alzien, Thoracic Internist, Syria
8. Dr Ahmad nasrullah, Dentist, Syria
9. Dr Ajmal Farooq, General practitioner, India
10. Dr Alla Aldrin Hassan, Neurosurgeon, Syria
11. Dr Allaa allnassan, General Surgeon
12. Dr Amar kiali, Ophtalmologist, Syria
13. Dr Anas hellali, General Surgeon, Syria
14. Dr Asma Khalid, General practitioner, Pakistan
15. Dr Bakri dablloni, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria
16. Dr Bassel alshaher, Dentist, Syria
17. Dr Bsam kedeh, Gastroenterologist, Syria
18. Dr Fadi alaar, Vascular Surgeon, Syria
19. Dr Farhat, General practitioner, Pakistan
20. Dr Fizza Batool Zaidi, General practitioner, Pakistan
21. Dr Furqan Ali khan, General practitioner, Pakistan
22. Dr Hania Batool Zaidi, General practitioner, Pakistan
23. Dr Hassam Saleem, General practitioner, Pakistan
24. Dr Hassan alkhatib, Vascular Surgeon, Syria
25. Dr Hassan Khalil, Internist, Syria
26. Dr Houda abdalhadi, Internist, Syria
27. Dr Ibrahim hadid, Urologist, Syria
28. Dr Idrak Hussain Bhat, General practitioner, India
29. Dr Iftikar Hussain, General practitioner, India
30. Dr Kashaf Zehra Durrani, General practitioner, Pakistan
31. Dr Mamdoh zitoni, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria
32. Dr Manaaf sharbjii, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria
33. Dr Mhmmod Nasser, Gastroenterologist, Syria
34. Dr Mirza Arsalan, General practitioner, India
35. D.Mohamad mohiedin, Pediatrician, Syria
36. Dr Mohanad battal, Pediatric Surgeon, Syria
37. Dr mohanad naasan, General Surgeon, Syria
38. Dr Mohanad zanoube, Ophtalmologist, Syria
39. Dr Mohd Yaseen Mir, General practitioner, India
40. Dr Motaz alhmod, General Surgeon, Syria
41. Dr Muhammad Ajmal Hussain, General practitioner, Pakistan
42. Dr Muhammad Ali Kazmi, General practitioner, Pakistan
43. Dr Muhammad ali raseed, General practitioner, Pakistan
44. Dr Muhammad Amjad Hussain, General practitioner, Pakistan
45. Dr Muhammad Baqir, 4 year resident internal medicine, Pakistan
46. Dr Mouhamad batikh, General Surgeon, Syria
47. Dr Muhammad Farhan, General practitioner, Pakistan
48. Dr Myllad zahlloq, Vascular Surgeon, Syria
49. Dr Ossama attar, General Surgeon, Syria
50. Dr Owais Raza General practioner (MBBS), Pakistan
51. Dr Owais Siddique, General practitioner, India
52. Dr Raja Munawa, General practitioner, India
53. Dr Saman Fatima, General practitioner, Pakistan
54. Dr Samer alhames, Thoracic Surgeon, Syria
55. Dr Samer sharbo, Vascular Surgeon, Syria
56. Dr Sami bitar, Nephrologist, Syria
57. Dr Saqib Hussain, General practitioner, India
58. Dr Sharaf ud deen, General practitioner, Pakistan
59. Dr Showkat Hussain Dar, General practitioner, India
60. Dr Shyar mostafa, Neurosurgeon, Syria
61. Dr Suhail Ahmad Mir, General practitioner, India
62. Dr Syed ali kuamil, General practitioner Pakistan
63. Dr Syed Muntazir Mousavi, General practitioner, India
64. Dr Syed Wafadar Hussain Naqvi, General practitioner, Pakistan
65. Dr Syeada Maimoona Batool Rizvi, General practitioner, Pakistan
66. Dr Taher farfotli, Neurologist, Syria
67. Dr Tahssin hmidi, General Surgeon, Syria
68. Dr Waael akari, General Surgeon, Syria
69. Dr wisaam dieb, General Surgeon, Syria
70. Dr Yamen yousuf, Neurosurgeon, Syria
71. Dr Yassin alrahal, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria
72. Dr Yousef sabsabi, Orthopedic Surgeon, Syria
73. Dr Zaher and allaziz, Vascular Surgeon, Syria
74. Dr Zaher batal, Nutritionist, Syria
75. Dr Zaid Jeelani, General practitioner, India
76. Dr Zeeshan Hadier, Liver transplant surgeon, Pakistan
77. Dr Arezoo Mohtasham, Radiology Resident, Iran
78. Dr Azadeh Hashemi, Radiology Resident, Afghanistan
79. Dr Abolfazl Mohammadi, Orthopedic Surgeon, Iran
80. Dr Amanollah Karami, Ophtalmologist, Iran
81. Dr Amir Rahmanian, Emergency Medicine Resident, Iran
82. Dr Amirhossein Izadyar, General PractitionePractitioner, Iran
83. Dr Aniseh Aliabadi, Dermatology Resident, Iran
84. Dr Hamed Abdi, Internist, Iran
85. Dr Hojjat Madarshahi, otorhinolaryngologist, Iran
86. Dr Hasan Boskabadi, Pediatrician and Neonatal Specialist, Iran
87. Dr Hasan Rajabi, Iran
88. Dr Hasan Sezavar, Iran
89. Dr Hossein Amirzargir, Urolohist, Iran
90. Dr Hossein Mohaddes Ardebili, Psychiatric Resident, Iran
91. Dr Hamidreza Safaei, Radiology Resident, Iran
92. Dr Hourieh Soleimani, Radiology Resident, Iran
93. Dr Rahil Daghmagh, General Practitioner, Lebanon
94. Dr Rose sadat Shamsa, General Practitioner, Iran
95. Dr Reyhaneh Aminorroaya, Elderly Medicine Specialist, Iran
96. Dr Zahra Behnam Rasouli, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Iran
97. Dr Zahra Jafar, General Practitioner, Lebanon
98. Dr Zahra Joshaghani, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
99. Dr Zahra Khalili Matinzadeh, Pediatrician, Iran
100. Dr Zahra Movahedinia, General practitioner, Iran
101. Dr Zahra Moaddab Shoar, Dentist, Iran
102. Dr Zeinab Babasafari, General Practitioner, Iran
103. Dr Sajedeh Mousavi, Physical Medicine Resident, Iran
104. Dr Saiedeh Khatami, Dentist, Iran
105. DT Soleiman Heidari, Toracic Surgeon, Iran
106. Dr Samaneh Rahmani, General Practitioner, Iran
107. Dr Seyed Javad Hosseininezhad, Neurologist, Iran
108. Dr Syed Zaker Hossein Naqvi, General Practitioner, Pakistan
109. Dr Syed Omran Hyder Zeidi, General Practitioner, Pakistan
110. Dr Seyed Mohammadreza Parizadeh, Biochemistry Ph.D, Iran
111. Dr Seyed Mohammadsadegh Mirzaei, general Practitioner, Iran
112. Dr Seyed Moadkazem Mozaffari, General Practitioner, Iran
113. Dr Seyed Naser Emadi, International Dermatologist, Iran
114. Dr Seyedeh Afsar Sharafi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
115. Dr Seyedeh Zeinab Hashemi Javaheri, General Practitioner, Iran
116. Dr Saeb Aliabadi, General Practitioner, Iran
117. Dr Seddigheh Ayati, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
118. Dr Tahereh Labbaf, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
119. Dr Arefeh Edalatian, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Iran
120. Dr Atefeh Kermanshahi, General Practitioner, Iran
121. Dr Abbas Shojaei, Otorhinolaryngologist, Iran
122. Dr Azra Rashidnezhad, Neurology Resident, Iran
123. Dr Afraalshahrstani, Pediatric Resident, Iraq
124. Dr Atieh Mohebbi, Radiology Resident, Iran
125. Dr Atieh Mohammadzadeh Vatanchi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
126. Dr Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Iran
127. Dr Ali Anjomshoa, Anesthesiologist, Iran
128. Dr Ali Taghiparvar, Epidemiologist, Iran
129. Dr Ali Rezazadeh, Internist, Iran
130. Dr Ali Fazli, Anesthesiologist, Iran
131. Dr Ali Madarshahi, Internal Surgeon, Iran
132. Dr Fatemeh Ouchi Ardebili, General Practitioner, Iran
133. Dr Fatemeh Taghizadeh, Physical Medicine Resident, Iran
134. Dr Fatemeh Joshaghani, Dentist, Iran
135. Dr Fatemeh Dadelahi, Radiology Resident, Iran
136. Dr Fatemeh Mehrparvar, Dentist, Iran
137. Dr Fouzieh Takhari, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Afghanistan
138. Dr Ghasem Amini, Surgery Resident, Iran
139. Dr Kamal Heydari, Dentist, Iran
140. Dr Leila Moaddab Shoar, Radiotherapy and Oncology Specialist, Iran
141. Dr Majid Habibzadeh Moghaddam, General Practitioner, Iran
142. Dr Majid Abdollahi, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Iran
143. Dr Majid Ghayour Mobarhen, Nutritionist, Iran
144. Dr Mohammad Ebrahimi, Iran
145. Dr Mohammad Sajjadi, Psychiatrist, Iran
146. Dr Mohammad Sadeghi, Iran
147. Dr Mohammadtaghi Rajabi Mashhadi, Surgeon, Iran
148. Dr MohammadJafar Modabber Azizi, General Practitioner, Iran
149. Dr Mohammadreza Behrouz, Iran
150. Dr Mohammadreza Javdani, Family Medicine Resident, Iran
151. Dr Mohammadali Kiani, Gastroenterologist, Iran
152. Dr Mahmoud Jozhaghani, Cornea Specialist, Iran
153. Dr Mahmoud Fatemi, Radiology Resident, Iran
154. Dr Mahya Yargholi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
155. Dr Morteza Amiri Soleimani, Orthopedic Surgeon, Iran
156. Dr Morteza Tajaddodi, General Practitioner, Iran
157. Dr Maryam Sadat Paknezhad, Iranian Traditional Medicine Specialist, Iran
158. Dr Maryam Rezaeian, Dentist, Afghanistan
159. Dr Maryam Yargholi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
160. Dr Mozhgan Mahmoudian, Radiology Resident, Iran
161. Dr Masoud Maleki, Dermatologist, Iran
162. Dr Masoud Mahdavi, Radiologist, Iran
163. Dr Mostafa Jafari, Internist, Iran
164. Dr Malihe Akbari, General Practitioner, Iran
165. Dr Malihe Hatefipour, General Practitioner, Iran
166. Dr Mahdi Oughli, Internist, Iran
167. Dr Mahdi Mokhtari, Ophtalmologist, Iran
168. Dr Mahdieh Pouryazdanpanah, Nutritionist, Iran
169. Dr Mahdi Miri, Internist, Iran
170. Dr Mahsa Kia, General Practitioner, Iran
171. Dr Milad Hadadi, Dentist, Iran
172. Dr Najmeh Khodadadi, Iran
173. Dr Najmeh Zamani, General Practitioner, Iran
174. Dr Narjes Khatoun Movahedi Rad, General Practitioner, Iran
175. De Narges Salehi, Cardiologist, Iran
176. Dr Narges Arabzadeh, Internist, Iran
177. Dr Nasrollah Hamraz, Internist, Afghanistan
178. Dr Nafiseh Kazemi Rad, Radiology Resident, Iran
179. Dr Nafiseh Aliabadi, Pediatric Resident, Iran
180. Dr Nayerreh Khadem Ghayebi, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist, Iran
181. Dr Hadi Hasanzadeh, General Practitioner, Iran
182. Dr Hadi Sherouni, Otorhinolaryngologist, Iran
183. Dr Hadi Jalali, General Practitioner, Iran
184. Dr Rezaei, Interventional Cardiologist, Afghanistan”