Health institutions in Babylon complain about the low quality and quantity of food

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[size=52]Health institutions in Babylon complain about the low quality and quantity of food[/size]

[size=45]Babylon / Jalil Al-Ghazi[/size]
[size=45]Doctors in the health institutions in Babylon complain about the low level of subsistence provided to them, compared to the amount of money deducted from their monthly salaries and the working hours they spend in government hospitals, which range between 12-24 hours.[/size]
[size=45]Doctors confirm that the problem of the food distributed to them is not limited to the quantity of food, but its quality is also below the required standard, which prompts them to buy most of the meals at their own expense, in addition to what is deducted from them from a monthly feeding allowance.[/size]
[size=45]The doctor (HN) told (Al-Mada) that “the feeding file in most of the governorate’s hospitals suffers from problems that are included in the files of financial and administrative corruption, especially since the doctor in most cases only gets two meals, even though he is allocated three meals in addition to the patients lying in the hospital.” Hospital lobbies with the same problem.”[/size]
[size=45]The doctor, who preferred not to be identified for fear of punishment, added that “doctors are making exceptional efforts, and they are inside health institutions for more than 10 hours, so they need good nutrition and at their specified times, which is what the Public Health Law defines, in addition to the patients’ need for food, which is related to speed.” Healing, especially since there are patients who do not have the financial ability to buy food from abroad.”[/size]
[size=45]The opinion of the doctor (L.N), who works as a senior resident in Al-Hilla Surgical Hospital, did not differ, as she confirmed to (Al-Mada) that “the nutrition situation in the aforementioned hospital is the worst among all institutions in terms of the timing of distributing the main meals, whether for medical staff or patients, as well as the lack of The existence of a database with the names of the cadres entitled to receive meals.”[/size]
[size=45]The doctor added, “There is no classification of the daily food for patients according to their disease states, in addition to the lack of special clothing and pollution protection requirements for kitchen workers,” stressing that “the strange thing is that there are meals that are calculated for patients who have left the hospital, so it is necessary to The Department of Health should follow up on this issue and fix it as soon as possible.”[/size]
[size=45]For its part, the Babel Health Department confirmed that it deals with the nutrition file in a cautious and accurate manner and according to the decision of the Ministry of Health issued in 2019, which includes improving the ration of doctors, guards and patients in hospitals. The need and the generally accepted prices for meals.”[/size]
[size=45]The director of Babel Health Media, Ali Jabbar, told Al-Mada that "the majority of the institutions affiliated with the health of Babel, specifically hospitals, are committed to distributing meals to patients and guards who continue to work 12-24 hours inside hospitals, according to a ministerial curriculum prepared on the nature of the three meals."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the type and nature of food is selected based on central and scientific directives approved by the ministry, and circulated to all health institutions, and in the event of a violation, the contractor will be held accountable."[/size]
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