04 June 2011
Iraqi Health Minister said only 80 U.S. dollars has been allocated for medical expenses of each citizen- a sum clearly scarce for covering the expenses of long-term ailments.
Majid Hama-Amin told AKnews though the sum is not 'satisfactory', it is more than the previous years. He did not mention the allocations in the previous years.
A neighboring country as Iran has assigned $250 for medical expenses of each citizen in 2011 and a super power like the U.S. $2,500, Hama-Amin said. He justified the relatively low Iraqi reimbursement sum by saying the budget for Iraqi Health Ministry is limited-only $4.8 billion.
The minister said the sum clearly will not cover the expenses for chronic and terminal diseases like cancer.
There are nearly 16,000 cases of cancer in Iraq while the price for a single cancer injection may reach up to $2,500, Hama-Amin added.
Iraqi Health Minister said only 80 U.S. dollars has been allocated for medical expenses of each citizen- a sum clearly scarce for covering the expenses of long-term ailments.
Majid Hama-Amin told AKnews though the sum is not 'satisfactory', it is more than the previous years. He did not mention the allocations in the previous years.
A neighboring country as Iran has assigned $250 for medical expenses of each citizen in 2011 and a super power like the U.S. $2,500, Hama-Amin said. He justified the relatively low Iraqi reimbursement sum by saying the budget for Iraqi Health Ministry is limited-only $4.8 billion.
The minister said the sum clearly will not cover the expenses for chronic and terminal diseases like cancer.
There are nearly 16,000 cases of cancer in Iraq while the price for a single cancer injection may reach up to $2,500, Hama-Amin added.
© AK News 2011
