Prime Minister: We want the integration of the private and public sectors in the face of "Corona"
Prime Minister Dr. Muhammad Shtayyeh discussed with the directors of the private hospitals in the various governorates, their readiness and needs during the emergency period to combat the spread of the Corona virus (Covid 19), and the possibilities of its contribution to support the government effort and put its facilities and medical staff at the disposal of the Ministry of Health in the event of the spread of the disease.
During the meeting Dr. Shtayyeh briefed the hospital directors on the government's measures to limit the spread of the virus and control it, including the adoption of a quarantine in each governorate.
This was today Sunday, in his office in Ramallah, in the presence of Minister of Health Mai Kailah and Governor of Ramallah Governorate, Leila Ghannam.
The Prime Minister said: "Our ability to control the situation is high so far, regarding to the strict measures we have taken. We are dealing with the issue very seriously and we do not exaggerate our procedures and do not underestimate the seriousness of the situation, but our estimates indicate the possibility of spreading the disease and increasing the number of people affected by it."
The Prime Minister added: "We want integration between the private and public sectors because we are facing an urgent national and humanitarian issue, and we want private hospitals to fully cooperate with us, participate in the emergency cells that have been formed in each governorate, and are ready in terms of crews, places and equipment to accommodate patients in integration with hospitals Government is among the worst possibilities of the disease. "
For their part, all hospital directors emphasized putting their cadres and capabilities under the service of the government in this regard, and they also made a number of recommendations to raise the efficiency of facing the disease, especially increasing the frequency of awareness of citizens to prevent HIV infection instead of treating it, and allocating separate rooms outside their hospitals to inspect patients to prevent mixing Infected with others.