The “elevator accident” sparked anger in Tunisia … and an immediate investigation was opened



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The incident coincides with the discussion of the General Budget Law for 2021 in Parliament, amid difficulties in the search for funds for it.

The deputy said from the party "Heart of Tunisia" On the state of Jendouba, Shadia Hafsouni, in his speech before Parliament "There are 6 elevators in Jendouba Hospital, only one of them is operational, and Badr al-Din died in the broken elevator.".

و .ضافت "We need the doctors, but on the other hand we are losing them".

ويتعت: "The hospital has been without supplies for months"And addressed to the Minister of Health present at the parliamentary session saying "The minister visited us and did nothing".

Health Minister Fawzi Al-Mahdi visited Jendouba Regional Hospital on October 3 "Know the preparation of the infrastructure of the health sector." According to a statement from the Ministry of Health at the time.

Tunisia is witnessing during this period and with the upcoming anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the regime in 2011, widespread protests in several marginalized interior states demanding development and employment.

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Dr. Badr El-Din Al-Alawi, 27, died Thursday after falling into an elevator at the Jendouba state regional hospital, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Health, sparking a wave of anger.

The incident, which occurred after reports of damage to elevators at the hospital during two official visits to two ministers in recent months, sparked widespread reactions from activists on social media sites who criticized the state of government hospitals and health services. health and the absence of necessary reforms in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

On Friday, hundreds of resident doctors and health sector workers gathered in front of the Faculty of Medicine in the capital to demand the dismissal of the Minister of Health and those responsible for maintaining the hospital, in a measure that came at the invitation of the “Tunisian Association of Young Doctors”, while the organization also called for a general strike.

Protests were also held in front of the Faculty of Medicine in the city of Sfax (south). “The doctor died of indifference,” said a member of the organization, Ziad Bougherra.

Tunisia is witnessing a massive spread of the Corona virus, after it was able to contain its spread last June, and the number of infected people has reached almost 100,000, including more than 3,000 deaths.

The Ministry of Health announced the opening of an administrative investigation “immediately, parallel to the criminal investigation, with the aim of determining responsibilities, discovering imbalances and preventing their recurrence,” according to a statement issued this Friday.

The incident coincides with the discussion of the General Budget Law for 2021 in Parliament, amid difficulties in the search for funds for it.

“There are 6 elevators in Jendouba hospital, only one of them is working, and Badr El Din died in the broken elevator,” said Shadia Al-Hafsouni, a member of the Jendouba governorate “Heart of Tunisia” party.

“We need doctors, but in return we are losing them,” he added.

And he continued: “The hospital has been without equipment for months,” and he addressed the Minister of Health present at the parliamentary session saying: “My minister visited us and did nothing.”

Health Minister Fawzi Al-Mahdi visited the regional hospital in Jendouba on October 3 to “learn about the readiness of the health sector infrastructure,” according to a statement from the Health Ministry at the time.

Tunisia is witnessing during this period and with the upcoming anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the regime in 2011, widespread protests in several marginalized internal states demanding development and employment.



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