The Minister of Public Health in the caretaker government, Firas Al-Abyad, announced that there is an increase in the number of infections with Corona cases, and “this matter we usually witness in the summer season, and the Ministry of Health monitors cases in and outside hospitals, and currently the numbers we have indicate that there is an increase in cases, but The situation in hospitals is under control, and there are very few cases that require intensive care.”
Al-Abyadh’s words came after his meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, where the meeting dealt with the epidemiological situation in Lebanon, especially the Corona epidemic.
He pointed out, “We reiterate our emphasis on prevention, and we advise patients who suffer from concomitant diseases, and those who are most susceptible to infection, to take the vaccine to protect themselves. We also advise those who have symptoms to avoid contact, and everyone who has immunity problems to use personal protective equipment such as a mask and others.” The Ministry of Health will inform citizens of any new information on this matter.
He explained, “We talked about cancer drugs and incurable diseases, and I remember our previous meeting with the head of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Representative Bilal Abdullah, and members of the committee with Mikati, where it was confirmed that this matter is a red line, as the issue of support continues and funding is available, and this will be the focus of the meeting between the Prime Minister and the Governor of the Banque du Liban.” Acting Wassim Mansouri, to continue the mechanism used to secure these medicines for the Lebanese people, and this matter, as I said, is a red line for the Lebanese government.
Al-Abyadh indicated, “We also discussed the issue of dialysis and securing supplies, because there is some shortage in them due to some difficulties that importers were facing. In this regard, a meeting will be held tomorrow at the Ministry of Health between the official guarantors, importers, and the Hospitals Syndicate to search for solutions to this issue.” And I assure that the service provided to dialysis patients will continue, and any solution will not be at the expense of the patient, and there will be no differences on the patient’s shoulders.
He stated, “We briefed Mikati on some of the new projects that will be opened in some government hospitals and are related to serving cancer patients, in addition to expanding some dialysis departments. This helps patients and facilitates their movement so that they do not have to travel long distances to obtain services.”
Al-Abyadh said, “Governmental hospitals are playing a huge role with the most vulnerable classes to provide services to them and to relieve them of the burdens and differences that private hospitals sometimes require from their shoulders.”
In response to a question about the existence of a interruption in cancer drugs, he said, “This matter is always raised when there are issues related to financing, so we notice that there are some companies abroad that are slow in sending these medicines, and we have been able to solve this issue by setting up the mechanism, and it will be held A meeting next Friday with the Importers Syndicate to put the points on the letters, but the medicine is currently secured through the existing tracking platform, and the majority of the medicines are present, and the talk that is said that 40 percent of the medicines are not present is not true at all.
2023-08-23 08:10:46
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