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Ministry of Health: "Dealing with an epidemic that occurs once every hundred years" | Israel today

2020-10-26T14:08:58.140Z


The Ministry of Health responded to the publication of the State Comptroller's report: "We will study the conclusions and correct what is necessary" | Health


The ministry responded to the publication of the State Comptroller's report on the Corona crisis: "We will study the conclusions and correct what is necessary" • Association of Public Health Physicians: "Serious Defects"

  • The Corona Department at Ziv Hospital

    Photography: 

    Eyal Margolin / Ginny

The Ministry of Health responds to the publication of the State Comptroller's report, which reviews the state's conduct in dealing with the corona crisis, and says: "The Ministry of Health and the State of Israel are facing a global pandemic epidemic that occurs once every 100 years." The auditor's conclusions and will correct the necessary correction.

It should be noted that many things have already changed and improved for him in the time that has passed from the audit until now, and the things were also written for the State Comptroller. "

Regarding the auditor's report, the Public Health Physicians Association of the Medical Association stated that "the report reveals serious deficiencies in the areas of epidemiological investigations and the use of technological means, laboratory tests, and community medicine. From the details of the spot defects you can connect the points and see the overall picture of systemic failure." "Indicating a defect in the luminaries. The responsibility lies with the High Command and not with the SG."

Photo: GPO

They are important "We will focus on applying the systemic lessons learned from the report in order to improve our response to the corona crisis and other threats.

The corona crisis reveals the long-standing neglect of the health care system with an emphasis on the public health system, which has continued unimaginably even in the midst of a global epidemic. " 

"The degeneration and inactivity of vital systems such as the National Emergency Authority, together with over-centralization as manifested in laboratories and the late entry of HMOs into various processes, have hampered the intelligent management of the corona crisis. The levels have shown flexibility, professionalism and dedication in dealing with the plague. And saved many lives. "

The Association of Public Physicians added that "the writing was on the wall: a failed conception of leadership, disconnection of land needs, lack of forward planning and overall vision, unwillingness to prepare and invest in permanent public health solutions severely hampered national response to the corona crisis." 

According to them, "the auditor's report shows as the union warned, that the benefit of using the GSS as a tool to locate contacts does not justify the damage and that it is necessary to stop using this tool immediately. Despite a commendable effort by the GSS, and after improvement in the second period of operation "The tool does not allow the detection of the majority of those infected, but a maximum of 0.3 infections per identified identity and does not help at all in investigating the epidemiological and locating the place of infection." 

Corona Department at Rambam Hospital / Photo: Michel Dot Com

Furthermore, "even after improvements, at most 8% of contacts are blue compared to 24% (three times) in human epidemiological investigations. The report also shows that the system of epidemiological investigations will not be sufficiently strengthened with permanent professional manpower and the necessary resources have not been invested in system upgrades. The information ".

The position of the union's experts, long ago submitted to the Ministry of Health, is that "there is a need to prioritize and focus on epidemiological investigations. Investigations should focus on detecting outbreaks while drawing lessons and locating contacts at risk of serious illness. It is essential now to focus on changing public health. "Investing in manpower and resources while planning ahead and making systemic changes that will allow us to better deal with the corona crisis and other threats to public health."

The response of Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen regarding the auditor's report: "The GSS was involved in the fight against the corona virus, although it is not at the core of its activities. Thanks to this activity, at least 30% of those infected were identified through the GSS tools.

According to conservative estimates, the lives of at least 300 people have been saved thanks to this activity.

"Had it not been for the GSS's location, the number of serious patients would have been greater in another 860 patients and the economic damage to the economy would have been much more significant.

"It is important to note that all actions were unanimously approved by all members of the committee, while maintaining the strictest possible privacy. In addition, adjustments and improvements were made over time to the process and the use of the tool, which made a crucial contribution to amputation."

Laboratory Chairman Esther Admon: "The report is superficial and misses in the context of laboratories. It would have been more appropriate for a body like the CBS, and not for the State Comptroller.

The following are examples: NIS 98 million was burned on the serological tests.

The lab and arrogant men from the devil did not consult with us.

We have been fighting for many months to get less than half this amount, to improve the poor working conditions of workers in public laboratories, who walk around desperately and plan how to retire from the public system, and during this time the Israeli government throws double the millions of shekels on serological tests.

“Another example, there is no word of criticism in the report about the state’s insane investment in setting up an array of private labs, instead of investing and strengthening the public array.

The billions thrown in the trash, in economic and social irrationality, is a gamble and stupidity.





"A third example of total irrationality. Delay in providing answers to corona tests. Where in the world is there a country that moves tests from the north to the center to transfer to a private lab (Mae Heritage), while some of its public labs in the north work only partially, and workers sit and wait for tests.

"This report is missing a lot.

There are black holes.

For example, zero reference to the State Comptroller's reports from the past regarding laboratories. In 2016, the Comptroller had already determined that this was a major failure and the state must invest in rehabilitating the public system. Corona came, we thought it would happen, but the state decided to set up a competing private system.

“Most of all, the report lacks serious reference to winter, in terms of the corona.

All public laboratories at the health insurance funds and hospitals are expected to face heavy workloads in the absence of manpower standards.

"It is sad that the State Comptroller forgot to address this, because we already know about the expected increase in throat surfaces for those who discover symptoms that may be corona and a variety of other tests (chemical blood tests, microbiological tests, etc.)."

Participated in the preparation of the article: Ariel Kahana

Source: israelhayom

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