Light Radio Minister Gabk at a conference with hospital unions: We understand the difficult reality and we are currently looking for a way to get the funds in agreement with the Minister of Finance.

The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Jamil Jibak, held a press conference on "clarifying the circumstances of the crisis of financial contributions for hospitals and doctors in Lebanon",

Captains of private hospital owners Suleiman Haroun, doctors in Beirut, professors Sharaf Abu Sharaf and Tripoli, Dr. Salim Abi Saleh, in the presence of the director general of the ministry, Dr. Walid Ammar, the media advisor Mohamed Ayad and Director of the Medical Care Directorate, Joseph Helou.

"A large part of the funds due to Lebanese hospitals has not yet been repaid, that it is related to the Ministry of Health or to other guarantors, who also have a late payment, but for reasons beyond their capacity and will, "he said. On continuity and secure employee salaries, drugs, medical supplies and all operational requirements. "

With respect to the Ministry of Health, the Minister indicated that "it is known that there is a large accumulated amount of financial contributions that fall within the usual ceilings of hospitals and other institutions that fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health. exceeding financial ceilings, that is, reconciliation.An additional pressure on them to receive and process cases, but this issue is currently being investigated to determine how to pay. "

With regard to the funds surrendered for 2018, the Minister of Health explained that "the lump sum contributions for the first nine months were transferred to the Ministry of Finance during the term of the former Minister Ghbadan Hasbani, and that we have in turn transferred the lump sum for the remaining three months and that there are only three months left ". He stressed that the ministry was discussing ways to secure these funds, in agreement with His Excellency the Minister of Finance, Ali Hbadan Khalil, stressing that he understood the concerns of the hospitals and the suffering "but that the situation of our country is difficult and we all cooperate to overcome the crisis and we hope to find a solution quickly. "

With regard to the current year, he explained that "the ministry, because of the delay in the approval of the budget, will start in a few days to sign contracts with hospitals, which will end the week next so we can send invoices to the Court of Auditors to reserve the credits for 2019. "