NNA – Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firass Abiad, concluded his Sunday tour of some government hospitals, where he visited Qana Governmental Hospital this evening and was received by MPs Ali Khreiss and Inaya Ezzeddine, alongside a number of dignitaries and health officials in the region, who welcomed the Minister’s visit and highlighted the major problems faced by citizens with regards to medicine and hospitalization, particularly with the huge financial differences in hospitals incurred by citizens.

After a tour of the hospital's departments and sections, Minister Abiad met with a number of retirees of the Internal Security Forces, who expressed their demands and challenging experiences with a number of private hospitals.

“The goal of the visit is the issue of vaccination, and the aim is ultimately the health of the citizen,” Abiad said, stressing that “treatment and hospitalization is the right of every citizen, regardless of his service.”

He continued to explain that the purpose of visiting five government hospitals today lies in the fact that “the Health Ministry insists on supporting these hospitals to be able to treat our public patients so that they do not stand humiliated at the doors of private hospitals," stressing that supporting these government hospitals is a priority to enable them to receive patients since they do not place any financial burdens on them.  

==========R.Sh.