On Saturday, the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Dbaiba, participated in the first conference of the Federation of Libyan Clinics under the slogan “private clinics between the present and the future.”
The conference was attended by the Vice-President of the Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi; Audit Bureau Head, Khaled Shakshak; Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir; Minister of Health, Ali Al-Zanati; Minister of State for Prime Minister and Cabinet Affairs, Adel Jumaa.
Dbaiba gave a speech on the occasion, in which he thanked the organizers for this important event. He hoped this would help improve the health situation in the country if it is properly utilized.
He added that the presence of a strong and organized private sector in various fields is very important. He indicated that a private sector would also help hospitals and public clinics in dealing with the large number of patients, especially during health crises such as the COVID-19 crisis.
The Prime Minister stressed the need for real partnership between the public and private sectors in the field of Health and to develop an effective vision for the health insurance project.
He also stressed the activation of the banking sector in supporting the private health sector through investment after the classification of clinics by the Ministry of Health.
Dbaiba said that we need to regulate and monitor the private sector in a way that helps it perform its tasks in the required manner to provide services of the highest quality to all citizens. He added that it is also important to reach the private health sector services to the remote and inland areas.
The Prime Minister called for the development of the private health sector and access to high levels of quality, “so that it can provide our needs for health services in a way that prevents us from spending millions of dollars on treatment abroad.”
In conclusion, he said that the goals are not difficult to achieve, but they require you to work hard and respect the profession, not to exploit crises. “They also require to deal humanely with all sick cases, and to put saving the lives of patients as a priority before material profit, investing in minds and research, and commitment to responsibility towards society,” he added.