The Minister of Health in the Libyan government, Othman Abdul Jalil, stated in an interview with the “Flousna” program, which is broadcasted on WTV channel and Tabadul TV platform, that the Ministry of Health has completed working on the system to treat cancer patients, which includes the patient’s need for medications, through the system’s data and information.
Abdul Jalil emphasized that the private sector should be encouraged due to the lack of resources in the public sector, and most of the funds that were supposed to go to the Ministry of Health from the budget are wasted due to administrative corruption, where the health situation in Libya is on the brink of collapse.
Othman explained that the Ministry of Health has no information on the number of cancer patients in Libya yet, and the ministry has restructured and worked on the recommendations of the World Health Organization.
Abdul Jalil added that a budget of 50 million dinars was allocated to the Ministry of Health by the Libyan government during 2022, and a budget of approximately 3 billion dinars will be allocated to the government for this year 2023, adding that a part of the government’s expenses belong to the Defense Ministry in the eastern region.
The Minister of Health in the Libyan government pointed out a significant shortage of beds in most Libyan hospitals, especially in Benghazi Hospital, affirming that drugs enter the country from various places without any control by the state, and they do not have any licenses, and they are sold in some pharmacies to citizens, causing harm to them.
Abdul Jalil concluded his statement by saying: “We must sit with the House of Representatives to recover the Central Pharmacy, through which the entry of drugs to the Libyan state is prohibited and monopolized, and this is to ensure the quality of the source, storage, transport, and distribution of drugs to the consumer, and if this is not achieved, diseases will worsen and multiply significantly.”