The Minister of Health in the caretaker government, Firas Abyad, asked schools to “secure conditions to prevent the spread of influenza infection,” stressing that there is no tendency to close, especially in the current circumstances.
Regarding the Corona and cholera files, Abyad said, in an interview with “Voice of All Lebanon,” that the issue is under control after the rapid response of those concerned, and vaccines protected the country from the spread of the epidemic, adding: “Prevention is more important than treatment.”
Abyad stressed that there is no emergency matter for cabinet sessions to be held soon, unlike the previous session, which was an urgent necessity to secure funding for incurable diseases, cancer, and hospital coverage.
He believed that Hezbollah’s goal in participating in the session was to decide on emergency items to facilitate the citizen’s affairs. He continued, “We met two days ago with the Social Security Committee and with the Minister of Social Affairs, Hector Hajjar, and we are ready to resolve any issue, and the relationship between the ministers is excellent.”
Regarding the donation of medicines from Iran, Abyad said that the ministry is ready to accept aid from any country in the world, stressing that there are two conditions for accepting medicines, the first is quality and the second is that we not be subjected to sanctions after import.
In the file of cancer drugs, he said, “An investigation committee was formed with four drugs in Karantina after the increase in complaints about theft and the preference for drug distribution,” noting that the existing reality prevented monitoring and checking violations.
Regarding dialysis, Abyad denied the existence of obstacles, stressing that the necessary dues should be paid to hospitals on time.