Government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas announced on Thursday that Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb will soon meet with sector unions.
Speaking during the weekly press briefing, Baitas assured that “the meeting would happen very soon,” although he did not provide a specific date.
This response came after he was questioned about the government’s approach to the ongoing health sector crisis, which escalated following public authorities’ forceful dispersal of a health worker protest.
In this regard, the government spokesperson outlined the government’s reform plan for the health sector, highlighting four key pillars.
The first pillar, Baitas explained, focuses on governance, under which the decrees approved by the government council today fall.
He mentioned that the second pillar pertains to human resources, describing it as “a crucial component of health sector reform.”
This includes significant reforms such as increasing doctors’ salaries through the adoption of the reference index 509, which has provided substantial benefits for doctors. Also, two newly announced decrees will enable nurses to receive planned salary increases.
The third pillar addresses healthcare delivery, with the government launching a reform of 1,400 local hospitals to improve citizens’ access to the first point of care and streamline their referral to appropriate healthcare facilities.
The fourth pillar is digitization, he said, explaining that it is “aimed at simplifying appointment scheduling and general access to healthcare services.”
In response to the opposition’s withdrawal from the recent House of Representatives session, Baitas clarified that speaking in the general session has a specific procedure to follow.
He stated that the parliamentary group wishing to speak in the general session must inform the Parliament, which in turn informs the head of the government through the Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament.
The government spokesperson explained that the relevant minister is then informed and has the right, according to the internal regulations, to attend or not, emphasizing that the delegate Ministry had strictly adhered to this procedure.
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