Member of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Jaber, the Minister of Health, and the Governor of Khartoum inspected the hospitals of the state
Khartoum/The Citizen
Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Marine Engineer Ibrahim Jaber, the Federal Minister of Health, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, and the Governor of Khartoum accompanied this morning an inspection tour of a number of hospitals in the localities of Khartoum and Jabal Awliya, including Jabal Awliya, Bashayer, Ibrahim Malik, Al-Tamayaz Hospitals, and Makkah Hospital for Ophthalmology and Surgery in the Al-Kalakla Branch. During the visit, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Jaber stressed the government’s commitment to providing the necessary support to improve medical services for citizens, praising the great efforts made by health cadres in exceptional circumstances to restart these institutions.
The Minister of Health pointed out that the tour was a success, as the member of the Sovereignty Council was briefed on the progress of work in the hospital departments and listened to detailed reports on the achievements and challenges, especially the difficulties that hinder the provision of health services urgently. The minister also stressed that the visit comes as part of the efforts to create a healthy environment in Khartoum state, and to visit the southern regions such as Jabal Awliya, where Jabal Awliya Hospital was partially operated thanks to the support of the state government and the Ministry of Health, and the popular effort with the connection of the hospital’s main electrical transformer, and continuous directives to maintain cleanliness and the health of the environment.
The minister revealed that there is a need for some additions to complete the operation of the hospital 24 hours a day, with it placed in the first phase of the plan to return to Khartoum state, expecting to provide full service in the coming weeks. He also pointed out that some hospitals have started working with joint efforts from the Federal Ministry of Health, the state and the local community, with the need for more interventions and support, especially in terms of medical devices and equipment.
The tour also included Makkah Ophthalmology Hospital in Kalakla, where work began with a free eye surgery camp, during which 4,000 cases were received and 400 free surgeries were performed with funding from the Kuwaiti Direct Aid Organization. The minister stressed the need to speed up the operation of hospitals, especially in areas to which citizens have returned, with a promise to fully operate these hospitals during the rest of this year.