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Once again, private hospitals expose their greed for the health of citizens, and this was revealed yesterday during the extended meeting of the Parliamentary Health Commission, which lasted for about four hours, during which the commission did not ” got “no commitment from the hospital owners, except for the round of” transfers “of the dollar crisis. Although the Ministry of Health signed, a week ago, an agreement with the hospitals, which stipulated an increase in the rates of preventive allowances, so that 400,000 lira would be added to the worker allowances for each patient in the care rooms intensive care units and 200,000 lire in regular rooms, the hospitals did not fulfill their promise to increase the number of beds in extreme care rooms. Until now, first-line hospitalizations remain timid; Of the 130 private hospitals, only 15 receive patients from Corona, compared to 15 government hospitals out of 33. In this context, the Minister of Health called on private hospitals to get more involved, because they are “capable of providing the necessary equipment, especially in intensive care rooms ”.
Health did not cut its “hair” on hospitals, as the Ministry of Finance did, as the Minister of Finance, Ghazi Wazni, promised hospitals to pay the bill for Corona patients on a monthly basis, as long as this was spent with funds allocated to World Bank hospitals, estimated at $ 39 million, under the supervision of the World Health Organization.
As with private hospitals, this is the case for importers of medical supplies and equipment, and even medicines. The same logic applies to those who recently declared “disobedience” by stopping the delivery of supplies and medical equipment, except in critical cases, under the pretext of the crisis of bank transfers, although the figures that circulated in the session indicated otherwise, which is what Araji and Minister Hassan said. According to the revised figures, the Banque du Liban has transferred “to date, the value of $ 125 million for medical supplies”, which means that they “have stock … sufficient until the end of the year.”
Araji confirmed that the supplier companies have sufficient stocks until the end of the year
During the session, Hassan raised his voice aloud, gesturing to use his powers that are sponsored by law in the event of general mobilization, in which he can force hospitals to receive patients and conduct inspection tours of stores of medical supplies and equipment companies. There was no other option, especially in light of Lebanon’s focus on “European scenarios in terms of infection rates.” Before applying this scenario, Hassan indicated that the ministry “will work during these two weeks to increase availability and secure 300 intensive care beds”, pointing to the possibility of converting government hospitals into centers for Corona, hoping that religious and politicians “do not oppose the decision if it is made.” … There is no place for narrow accounts at this stage. “
At a time when the Crown subway continues to rise, yesterday, with 1,175 injured and eight dead, there were isolated villages that carelessly heeded the decision of the Ministries of the Interior, Municipalities and Health. This was evident in the lack of commitment in some places. Reports from teams affiliated with the Ministry of Health pointed to this issue, indicating a variation in commitment to closure, which was around 70%.
In addition, there is another fear that grows day by day, and it is evidenced in the daily figures recorded by the Corona meter in the health sector, since yesterday it registered 9 new injuries among workers in this sector, raising the figure to 1,087. It’s a staggering number, especially since the numbers working on the front line are not enough, so how is the case with recorded daily injuries?
Increase the “health” budget by 35%
Yesterday, Health Minister Hamad Hassan asked the head of the Finance and Budget Committee, Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan, to reconsider the Health Ministry’s budget, especially in light of financial inflation, the economic crisis and the Corona virus. . He suggested increasing the budget for next year by 35%. For his part, Kanaan indicated that the state of public and private hospitals and their budgets were reviewed and what are the needs of the stage that are proposed within the available capacities, noting that “a vision has been reached that will be followed up with the Ministry of Finance and the relevant references so that government hospitals can carry out their tasks and meet the increasing demands of each day. In addition to reviewing the conditions of private hospitals and their pending files in order to activate their work.
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