Tunisia and Libya: Strengthened Cooperation in Healthcare and Medical Investment

Tunis, February 3, 2025 – In a move to strengthen health cooperation between Tunisia and Libya, the Tunisian Minister of Health today received a high-level Libyan delegation. It included Dr. Ahmed Militan, president of the Authority for the Support and Development of Health Services, the Libyan ambassador to Tunisia, Moustafa Qadara, and the first counselor of the Libyan embassy, Haitham Souaï. The meeting took place in the presence of the Director General of Health and several ministry officials.

Concrete measures to improve care for Libyan patients

At the end of the meeting, several decisions were made to optimize access to care for Libyan patients in Tunisia. The main measures agreed upon include:

✅ Launch of a unified platform to track the journey of Libyan patients from their arrival in Tunisia to the end of their treatment.

✅ Creation of a single registration office for Libyan patients in private clinics and hospitals, ensuring greater transparency and rigorous monitoring.

✅ Stronger joint investment in the pharmaceutical industry, with the establishment of drug manufacturing plants to ensure health security and self-sufficiency in pharmaceutical products.

✅ Exchange of medical expertise through missions by specialist doctors and the establishment of advanced medical services in Libya.

✅ Improved air medical transport for fast and effective care of urgent cases.

Toward a strategic and lasting partnership in health

The Tunisian Minister of Health stressed the importance of consolidating cooperation between the two countries in the medical field, highlighting the need to move toward a lasting and effective strategic partnership, in line with the national vision of improving access to care.

For its part, the Libyan delegation reaffirmed its commitment to settling outstanding files, notably those related to debts owed to Tunisian healthcare institutions, whether public or private. It also expressed the Libyan government’s willingness to find concrete solutions to strengthen medical collaboration with Tunisia.

This new dynamic in the health sector between the two nations marks a decisive step toward a more structured partnership that benefits the citizens of both countries.