Iraqi president has 'extreme fatigue and
dehydration', Talabani may leave hospital in two
days
February 26, 2007
Sulaimniyah, Kurdistan region (Iraq),--
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani is suffering from
extreme exhaustion and dehydration but is in high
spirits and his life is not in danger, his office
said Monday.
Talabani, Iraq's 74-year-old Kurdish leader, was
flown from his home town Sulaimaniyah in Kurdistan
region (northern Iraq) to the Jordanian capital
Amman on Sunday after falling ill, and underwent
tests at the King Hussein Medical Centre.
"The first results showed that his condition is
stable and there's no reason to worry," said a
statement from his office in Baghdad. "The
president's vital organs are all in good condition."
"The tests showed that his excellency was suffering
from extreme exhaustion that caused him to lose a
lot of fluid: fatigue and dehydration," it said.
"The president is in a stable state of health.
Medical examinations have revealed minor infections
and the doctors have found nothing of concern," Saad
Jassem al-Hayyani told AFP.
"We hope he will leave hospital in one or two days,"
he said.
"His excellency will undergo more medical tests to
know for sure the details of his health, but his
companions said President Talabani is in high
spirits and fully aware and interacting normally
with others."
Earlier, an official in Talabani's party had
suggested that the president was suffering from
liver problems, but there was no reference to this
in the statement.
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