Ministry of Health medical tender implemented for the first time since 2009 – an end to fake medicines in Libya: Health Minister
Aug 23 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Health medical tender implemented for the first time since 2009 – an end to fake medicines in Libya: Health Minister

Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with a Libyan TV station on Monday (reported by the Health Ministry), the Deputy Prime Minister / Acting Health M...

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Committee formed to monitor standards and prices in public and private healthcare
Aug 22 Sami Zaptia

Committee formed to monitor standards and prices in public and private healthcare

The Tripoli based Deputy Prime Minister / Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Janah, held an expanded meeting on Sunday with the Minister of Econom...

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Traghen Teaching Hospital completes installation of solar power system in its Kidney Department
Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

Traghen Teaching Hospital completes installation of solar power system in its Kidney Department

The Traghen Teaching Hospital in the municipality of Traghen announced the completion of a project to install a solar power system in its Kidney Depar...

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After a 10-year hiatus: Al-Hadba Al-Khadra General Hospital resumes artificial joints operations
Jun 18 Sami Zaptia

After a 10-year hiatus: Al-Hadba Al-Khadra General Hospital resumes artificial joints operations

Al-Hadba Al-Khadra General Hospital announced last week the resumption of artificial joint operations by conducting the first operations on a 33-year-...

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FDCC destroys non-conforming shipments of medicines, calls on suppliers to respect Libyan health standards
May 29 Sami Zaptia

FDCC destroys non-conforming shipments of medicines, calls on suppliers to respect Libyan health standards

Calling on medicine-supplying companies to pay attention to Libyan standard specifications, the Media Spokesperson for Libya’s Food and Drug Control C...

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Health Minister discusses in DC capacity building and training plan with World Bank
Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

Health Minister discusses in DC capacity building and training plan with World Bank

Libya’s Tripoli-based Deputy Prime Minister - Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Janah, met with several experts at the World Bank who specialize...

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Health Ministry discusses with Libyan-German Scientific Council partnership in localising healthcare
Mar 24 Sami Zaptia

Health Ministry discusses with Libyan-German Scientific Council partnership in localising healthcare

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Hospital Affairs, Saad Eddin Abdel -Wakil, discussed last Tuesday with several Libyan experts residin...

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Tripoli Eye Hospital unprecedented medical convoy to south to conduct 40 corneal transplants
Mar 15 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Eye Hospital unprecedented medical convoy to south to conduct 40 corneal transplants

The Ministry of Health reports that teams from of the Eye Hospital in Tripoli and the Corneal Transplant Authority arrived in Sabha Monday.The team sh...

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WHO launches workshop to draft national mental health strategy
Nov 15 Sami Zaptia

WHO launches workshop to draft national mental health strategy

The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a consultative workshop on Monday simultaneously in Tripoli and Benghazi bringing together stakeholders i...

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Libya and Italy discuss health issues: medical debts, treating children and training
Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

Libya and Italy discuss health issues: medical debts, treating children and training

The Deputy Prime Minister in his role as Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abujanah, discussed with Italian Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, at...

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