Parliamentary accountability regarding the care of patients in hospitals outside the country – New Algeria

A representative in the National People’s Assembly opened the file of care for patients in hospitals outside the country, and he specifically mentioned health care contracts with private hospitals in the Republic of Turkey and other countries. This is considered the second step of its kind, and this issue took up a large part of the discussion that took place between Minister of Health Population and Hospital Reform Abdul Haq Sayhi and members of the Health and Social Affairs Committee in the lower chamber during a meeting held last weekend.

The representative directed a written parliamentary question to the Minister of Labor and EmploymentSocial securityIn which he expresses his dissatisfaction with the chaos surrounding the file, he said at the beginning of the questioning that “the National Fund for Social Insurance is concluding agreements with some specialized hospitals outside the national territory to take care of the cases of Algerian patients,” and he specifically mentioned “the Republic of Turkey, as some contracted hospitals It lacks decades of effectiveness, comprehensive coverage, and high costs compared to other hospitals in the same country.”

The parliamentary affairs holder said, “The responsibility Algerian patients They are in the last stages of health treatment, and the majority of them die as soon as they enter these hospitals without informing or notifying the Algerian consulates in that foreign country.”

The representative asked about “the reasons for the delay recorded in reviewing agreements and health insurance contracts with private hospitals in the Republic of Turkey for years, and comparing them with the offers andmedical insurance Which are offered by other, more comprehensive hospitals.” He also inquired about the regulatory procedures for concluding such health agreements, their components, members, amendments, and their subjection to the Anti-Corruption and Prevention Law. Finally, the representative asked about the reasons for the delay in the interests of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security in coordinating with the Algerian consulates and providing prior notification of all cases. hospitalization before being sent.

This is considered the second step of its kind, as it was previously opened Representatives The lower room is the file with the Minister of Health and Population, Abdelhak Sayhi, this file, during a meeting held last week, and in this context, the parliamentary representative of the National Democratic Rally, Hisham Safar, revealed that some Algerians were exposed to fraud and deception, and said, “Some patients go to foreign countries for treatment and they have Huge sums of money, but they return with their drawers and their pockets empty.” The representative singled out the “Republic of Turkey.” The representative expressed his astonishment at “the existence of only one contract with a Turkish hospital that does not specialize in treating all incurable cases, and here are many people who went for treatment there and performed the necessary operations.” But they came back dead.”

The representative called on the minister to “open a joint ministerial investigation with the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security into these practices.”

This file was the focus of a government meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nadhir Al-Arbawi, at the end of last March. The government meeting discussed improving national health coverage and reducing referrals for treatment abroad..

Regulatory texts related to Health Law 18/11 were studied, aiming to improve national health coverage and reduce referrals for treatment abroad.A statement from the Prime Minister’s interests stated that These texts will enable health professionals to acquire new knowledge about advanced techniques in diagnosing and treating diseases through cooperation with foreign institutions and specialists.