Government follow-up on treatment of mushroom poisoning patients
LIBYA – Libyan Prime Minister Osama Hammad has checked on the condition of patients suffering from toxic wild mushroom poisoning who were transferred from Al-Bayda Medical Centre to Benghazi Specialized Hospital to complete their treatment, stressing the need to provide the required medical supplies and follow up their cases until they recover.
Received by Health Ministry and hospital management
The Undersecretary-General of the Ministry of Health, Abdulsalam Aqeela, received the Prime Minister during his visit, in the presence of the executive director of Benghazi Specialized Hospital, Ibrahim Al-Farjani.
Medical team reports and treatment procedures
Hammad was briefed on developments in the transferred cases and on treatment plans, and heard explanations from the medical teams on the patients’ condition and how they were responding to care.
He called for all treatment needs and supplies to be secured and for the cases to be closely monitored until the patients recover.
Praise for medical teams and improvement in Al-Bayda cases
Hammad praised the efforts of the medical, nursing and ambulance staff in transferring, receiving and treating the patients, commending the speed of the response and the coordination between health institutions in Al-Bayda and Benghazi.
The report said the condition of some patients still receiving treatment at Al-Bayda Medical Centre had improved, with the Ministry of Health following developments in their cases.
Abdulsalam Aqeela affirmed that direct supervision and coordination with the specialised teams would continue in order to complete the treatment plans and provide the necessary care.
