Algeria still not ready to cope with 21st century’s diseases

[Al-khiyal]

A participant in a study day, organized by Democratic National Gathering in Khenchla, said that Algeria is far from being able to cope with contemporary diseases as the means of the health sector remain insufficient compared to other countries.

The Algerian health system doesn’t match demographic and economic growth, said Pr Douaki Habib, researcher in health sciences and a Department Head in Beni Messous hospital, Algiers. He explained that the main reason for such a misery is attributable to the human factor qualified as old-fashioned thinking, as well as a standstill in fighting dangerous diseases such as diphtheria and malaria over the two last decades; therefore Algeria is remaining stagnant and incapable of combating new sicknesses that might appear within the twenty first century as far as the number of Algerian people will reach 34 million in 2010, affirmed Pr Douaki.

Additionally he underlined the lack of financing and ill-management and the fact that training is not undertaken according to needs, the oldness of equipment, specialist doctors joining the private sector or immigrating abroad, giving the example of France where there are seven thousand Algerian doctors, including 150 professors heading health departments there. All of them were educated and trained in Algeria, he added.

Pr Douaki said that Algeria spends yearly over 130 dollars for each person’s cure. He underlined that the reversion of other diseases such as diphtheria, tuberculosis, diabetes, asthma and heart disease will be sharper, and highlighted that 53% of specialist doctors are working in Algiers, Oran, and Constantine while only 47% are in the other parts of the country.

Algeria still not ready to cope with 21st century’s diseases: Health experts raise alarm

[Al-khiyal]

L’Algérie n’a pas les moyens de faire face aux maladies du 21ème siècle :
Les experts tirent la sonnette d’alarme