At the end of Wednesday’s meeting between caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Health Minister Firas Abiad, the decision was made to “work towards implementing the agreement under which the sum of one thousand billion Lebanese pounds would be secured monthly to subsidize medication for cancer and chronic diseases,” as Abiad put it.
Concluded in cooperation with Minister of Finance Youssef Khalil and acting Central Bank Governor Wassim Mansouri, the agreement will be on the agenda of the next session of the Council of Ministers to ensure that the necessary funds are secured to subsidize the drugs in question.
Mikati also held a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, during which they reviewed the security situation and the state of the military institution. Earlier, General Aoun was received by the Speaker of Parliament in Ain el-Tineh to discuss recent developments and the Israeli attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Mikati also met with the Director-General of the Internal Security Forces, General Imad Othman, and the Acting Director-General of General Security, General Elias Baissari.
