Thumbay University Hospital performs its first advanced heart bypass surgery
Landmark off-pump CABG marks major milestone in cardiac care services
Ajman, UAE: Thumbay University Hospital has reached a significant clinical milestone with the successful completion of its first Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery, marking the launch of advanced cardiac surgical services at the academic medical centre.
The landmark procedure was performed on a 51-year-old patient, Syed Omer, who was diagnosed with severe ischemic coronary artery disease, including critical left main coronary artery stenosis, a high-risk condition that significantly restricts blood flow to the heart.
The patient also had diabetes mellitus, requiring precise peri-operative management and advanced cardiac care.
The surgery involved a double-vessel bypass using the off-pump (beating heart) technique, where the heart continues to beat during the operation without the use of a heart-lung machine. This approach reduces surgical stress on the body and is associated with faster initial recovery, fewer complications, and improved outcomes in selected patients.
The highly specialized cardiac surgery team under Dr. Khaled Farrag, Consultant of cardio thoracic surgery, successfully placed two grafts to bypass the blocked coronary arteries, restoring healthy blood flow to the heart muscle. The patient is back with his family and enjoying normal life with remote supervision.
A defining moment for academic healthcare
Speaking on the achievement, Akbar Moideen Thumbay, Vice President, Healthcare Division, Thumbay Group, said,“This first successful bypass surgery at Thumbay University Hospital is not just a medical achievement. It is the beginning of a new era of advanced cardiac care within our academic healthcare ecosystem. Every major hospital remembers its first open-heart case. For us, this moment reflects the depth of our clinical expertise, the strength of our infrastructure, and our long-term commitment to bringing complex, life-saving care closer to the community. It reinforces our belief that a university hospital must lead not only in education, but also in clinical excellence.”
Raising the standard of heart care
The successful CABG procedure confirms Thumbay University Hospital’s readiness to manage complex and high-risk cardiac conditions. The hospital’s cardiac programme is supported by advanced operating theatres, intensive care facilities, comprehensive cardiac diagnostics and an integrated emergency and rehabilitation framework.
For patients, this development ensures access to advanced heart surgery within a university hospital environment, supported by evidence-based practices, continuous academic oversight and multidisciplinary expertise.
Looking ahead
With this milestone, Thumbay University Hospital formally enters the field of advanced cardiac surgery, strengthening its position as an emerging academic medical centre delivering specialised, high-end clinical services aligned with international standards.
The hospital is expected to introduce additional cardiac procedures and specialised programmes as it continues to expand its clinical capabilities and subspecialty services.
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Maha Panchayat of MGNREGA workers asks President to withdraw the VB-G RAM G act
Bengaluru (PTI): A Maha Panchayat of MGNREGA Workers in Karnataka on Monday petitioned the President of India to withdraw the VB-G RAM G act and bring back the UPA-era employment guarantee scheme immediately.
MGNREGA Protection Coalition - Karnataka has sent a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu in this regard.
"With great pain and concern, we are writing this letter to you. On February 2, 2026, more than 10,000 rural agricultural workers (including women, Dalits, landless labourers, small farmers) from various parts of the state gathered at Freedom Park, Bengaluru as part of the Mahapanchayat,” the memorandum said.
“We are preparing and submitting this memorandum to you from Freedom Park where the Mahapanchayat is being held. We earnestly request your immediate intervention in our distress," it added.
It has been 20 years since the MGNREGA was enacted on the simple principle that workers struggling for employment should get work in their own villages with minimum wages, the Maha panchayat said.
"Another key objective of this law was the conservation of local natural resources and environmental protection, so that these resources would continue to generate employment for local people in the future. Desilting village tanks, canals and streams to ensure water retention, soil conservation, and creating more work in farmers' fields were all integral to this vision," it added.
Noting that there are 26 crore registered workers in MGNREGA, the Maha Panchayat said, in Karnataka alone, 1.79 crore people are registered. More than half of them are women, and about 30 per cent are Dalits and Adivasis.
"A law that provided employment to rural people on such a massive scale should have grown stronger every year. Instead, over the past 11 years, the BJP-led union government has steadily weakened this law -- tightening central controls, denying adequate financial support. As a consequence, wage payments have been routinely delayed," it said.
Excessive digitisation has resulted in workers not getting paid despite having worked, and crores of job cards have been deleted. Despite all these problems, for lakhs of families in Karnataka, MGNREGA has remained a lifeline, it added.
Alleging that in December 2025, the union government suddenly and without any prior consultation repealed MGNREGA and in its place enacted a new law called VB-GRAM G Act, which was "rushed through in the Parliament, the memorandum said.
This new law does not address any of the prevailing challenges that MGNREGA was facing. Instead, the VB-GRAMG Act will only increase corruption.
"Decisions about where work should be carried out and what kind of work should be done are now taken entirely by the union government. Under MGNREGA, state governments had to contribute only 10 percent of the funds,” it said.
“Under the new law, states must contribute 40 per cent. When the Union government already owes large sums to Karnataka, imposing this additional burden is unjust," it further said.
Expressing concerns, the Maha Panchayat said, the union government has repealed MGNREGA and implemented the VB-G RAM G Act, effectively turning our right to livelihood into a matter of central discretion.
MGNREGA workers across the country have consistently raised demands that employment should not be limited to 100 days per family, but should be 100 days per individual, amounting to approximately 300 days per family; wages should be increased to a minimum of Rs 600 per day; and as working people who earn by labour, our wages must be paid within the same month, the memorandum further said.
"None of these justified demands were addressed. Instead, the government has moved to take away even our existing rights," it added.
