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Minister of Health at the meeting of the drug basket: "The leading principle - creating certainty for years to come" Israel today

2021-10-24T15:31:13.800Z


The Public Committee for the Expansion of the Drug Basket convened for its first meeting today, and its members will discuss in the next two months the future of more than 650 drugs and 65 technologies. Corona, and said: "Unworthy things to swallow"


Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz arrived today (Sunday) for the first discussion of the public committee to expand the drug basket, and addressed 17 members of the committee, who will discuss in the next two months the future of more than 650 drugs and 65 technologies.

The Minister of Health said at the beginning of the conference that "it is difficult to overstate the importance of the basket work and the heavy responsibility. The committee's role is from the right to health. "For the first time, we have increased the drug basket and this allows for a subsidy of more drugs to many more citizens who need them. The principle that leads me - creating certainty for years to come."

In his remarks, Minister Horowitz explained his vision and said: "I set myself the goal of promoting the field of mental health and appointed a psychiatrist for this purpose. At the same time I say that the committee members do not come from a specific field and do not represent a specific field of health. That is why representation for psychiatry is important. "

Regarding the fight against Corona, the Minister of Health said that we are "at the end of the wave on Wednesday and are seeing a decline. We went through it without closures and with minimal damage to the economy, economy, studies and daily routine. Corona, a set of tests at the entrance and exit of the country and nothing will be unloaded. There will be no more variants. There is no need to panic, we will continue with a responsible policy. "Europe has a big increase and they are experiencing the Delta


Booster

wave

."

Regarding the vaccination campaign, Minister Horowitz said that "in recent days the immunization rate in Israel has dropped. This worries us. The booster is effective and safe and has helped us overcome the delta. In the last two weeks there are fewer infections and it is declining, but it is a serious mistake to stop getting vaccinated. "Acmo and most of them are people who have chosen not to get vaccinated and are paid for it with their lives."

Professor Nachman Ash, Director General of the Ministry of Health, was also present at the first discussion of the Drug Basket Committee and said: “It is not just a matter of how to prioritize, it is also how to put maximum medicines and technologies in the budget given.

I congratulate the Minister that the basket budget has increased and will reach 550 million.

This is an achievement that will bring health and healing to the citizens of the State of Israel.

In his further remarks, the Minister of Health referred to the outline of the interns that was obtained and to the criticism that comes from the Hari organization, the Israel Medical Association, and said that "the outline is a fait accompli.

This is a big change that triggers birth defects.

It is finished and signed and we will start at the end of March. "Regarding the doctors' salaries, he said that" the collective agreement is something else.

It concerns doctors' salaries. "

At the same time, the health minister also referred to the publication of the photo with the abusive caption on the tombstone, which accuses Beilinson Hospital of "murdering" a Corona patient, saying: "These are inappropriate remarks. The team is working to save people's lives. Hundreds and thousands have been saved And not to slander and slander. "

Source: israelhayom

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