President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed went on October 1, 2022, to Rabta hospital. He deplored the inventory of buildings and stressed the necessity to intervene in an emergency to remedy it.
The Head of State talked of the strengthening of the security system around the facility due to criminal and dangerous night activities. He stated several people went there to drink alcohol.
Hospital director Hafedh Dakhlaoui told the President of the Republic that he planned to set up surveillance cameras. Nevertheless, this did not satisfy Kaïs Saïed who believed that the police patrols had to be multiplied. He likewise insisted on the fight against corruption within state establishments and the upgrading of hospitals.
The President of the Republic also visited the cardiology service where he met with the professor and president of the hospital’s medical committee, Mohamed Sami Mourali.
The latter told the President of the Republic that the mobilization of resources will avoid the departure of physicians abroad and guarantee the adequate treatment of patients. They clarified that state funds have made it possible to develop a post-visit room.
Returning to a report on the departure of doctors abroad, Mourali estimated that the report did not show the citizens attached to Tunisia and not attempting to leave the territory. “Our doctors go hundreds in Europe. I wonder who is lending to others? Do we lend you or do you lend us money? The training of physicians and specialists costs money. In the end, you employ senior frames whether for the medical sector or for others … Those who arrived in 1962 and 1963 were the pioneers … They believed in public facilities.
They were all heads of service … They were all settled in France and married to French women … They returned … The State must guarantee the conditions of a dignified life, “said the head of the state.
The President of the Republic furthermore visited the amphitheatre located inside the hospital and used for academic courses. He later visited a part under renovation.
The head of the state said”Today, we build dispensaries without taking into regard the functioning of this establishment … We let people wait outside in the rainfall… the one who built it is not aware of the significance of A waiting room … Other people call for the creation of a medical school rather of requesting a hospital and doctors … The Kairouan Medical City has all the essential structures: hospitals, schools, gardens, playgrounds, houses, a CNAM office! We must now find the required funding, ”he added. Kaïs Saïed said that the funds to create the medical city were accessible. Nevertheless, some people have blocked the process due to an internal conflict.