Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with Public Health Minister Firas Al-Abyad this morning at the Grand Serail.
After the meeting, the Minister of Health said: “The meeting with President Mikati dealt with the epidemiological situation in Lebanon, especially the Corona epidemic, and as the ministry said in the past, there is an increase in the number of infections, 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 that 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 need intensive care, and therefore we reiterate our emphasis on prevention, and we advise patients who suffer from comorbidities, and those who are most vulnerable to infection, to take the vaccine to protect themselves. We advise those who have symptoms to avoid contact, and everyone who has immunity problems to use personal protective equipment such as a mask, etc. The Ministry of Health will inform citizens of any new information on this matter.
He added, “As for the second issue that we talked about, it was cancer drugs and incurable diseases, and I recall our previous meeting with the head of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Representative Bilal Abdullah, and the members of the committee with His Excellency Prime Minister 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 Acting Governor of the Banque du Liban, 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.
He continued, “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 discuss solutions to this issue, and I confirm 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.
2023-08-23 08:07:00
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