Official Statement of MND
20th September 2021
Lieutenant General Said CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army holds a working meeting with the executives and staff of the military health services, at the National School of Military Health - 1st Military Region
Following the appointment of Major General SOUID Mohammed El-Bachir as Acting Central Director of the Military Health Services, the Lieutenant General Said CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army, paid, this Monday 20th September 2021, a visit to the National School of Military Health - 1st Military Region where he chaired a working meeting with the executives and staff of the Military Health services.
After the welcoming ceremony, the Lieutenant General, accompanied by the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defence, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, and the Acting Central Director of the Military Health Services, held a meeting with the executives and personnel of the military health services. On the occasion, he addressed an orientation speech followed by videoconference by the military health executives deployed throughout the Military Regions. As such, he stressed on the fact that this visit reflects the great interest of the High Command to the military health sector, as an integral part of the Battle Corps of the People's National Army, and that it also aims at giving a set of instructions and guidance in the perspective of creating a new dynamic, capable of promoting this sector to the expected level:
“I wanted to personally come and meet you, you, the executives of the Central Directorate of Military Health Services, to express, on this occasion, the great interest of the High Command of the People’s National Army on the military health sector. It is an integral part of our Battle Corps, but also to give a set of instructions and guidelines in order to create a new dynamic, able to promote this sensitive sector to the expected level, through the improvement of the conditions of multiform medical care of the personnel of the Ministry of National Defence and their beneficiaries, as well as the maintenance of a permanent availability to intervene and support the civil health sector, in times of pandemics, disasters and major risks.
Improving the conditions of an all inclusive care for our personnel and their dependents and ensuring health coverage for our fellow citizens living in mountainous, isolated, border regions and the Deep South are, indeed, some of the main objectives that we strive to achieve, within the framework of the implementation of the global approach adopted by the High Command, in accordance with the orientations and instructions of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defense, aiming at the development of the capacities of the People’s National Army in the field”.
On this occasion, the Lieutenant General underlined the necessity for the military health sector to continue its praiseworthy steps, aiming at strengthening the bonds of unity and cohesion between our valiant people and its army, particularly during the catastrophes and crises. In this regard, he mentioned the vital role assumed by the military health personnel in the fight of the Covid-19 pandemic and paid tribute to the sacrifices of all the personnel, military and civilian alike, who gave their lives to save the patients affected by this dangerous disease:
“On another chapter, the health sector of the People's National Army, worthy heir of the National Liberation Army, is called to continue its commendable steps, aimed at consolidating the bonds of unity and cohesion between our valiant people and its army, especially during disasters and crises. An example of this is your qualitative contribution and your laborious efforts, in the face of the Covid-19, pandemic where the solidarity and the conjugation of efforts between the military and civilian sanitary sectors were brought to their peak and succeeded, to a great extent, in limiting the unfortunate consequences of this pandemic on our country. This almost total mastery of the situation brought to the People’ s National Army a feeling of satisfaction and pride and a great moral strength, that will serve it, without any doubt, to level up to the requirements of the security and the stability in our dear country. It goes without saying that health security is inseparable from global and sustainable security and this remains, for us, a major objective that must be achieved, whatever the circumstances.
In this respect, I would like to salute the military health personnel, including professors, doctors and nurses, for the vital role they have played, alongside their colleagues in the civilian health sector, in containing this pandemic. I would also like to pay a tribute to all the military and civilian personnel who have sacrificed their lives to save those affected by this dangerous virus”.
Finally, the Lieutenant General gave a set of guidelines, including the moralization of the medical profession, improving the conditions of reception, orientation and psychological care of patients, in addition to the need to ensure the regular maintenance of medical equipment available to military hospitals and generate consistency and synergy between the various military health institutions.
After the welcoming ceremony, the Lieutenant General, accompanied by the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defence, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, and the Acting Central Director of the Military Health Services, held a meeting with the executives and personnel of the military health services. On the occasion, he addressed an orientation speech followed by videoconference by the military health executives deployed throughout the Military Regions. As such, he stressed on the fact that this visit reflects the great interest of the High Command to the military health sector, as an integral part of the Battle Corps of the People's National Army, and that it also aims at giving a set of instructions and guidance in the perspective of creating a new dynamic, capable of promoting this sector to the expected level:
“I wanted to personally come and meet you, you, the executives of the Central Directorate of Military Health Services, to express, on this occasion, the great interest of the High Command of the People’s National Army on the military health sector. It is an integral part of our Battle Corps, but also to give a set of instructions and guidelines in order to create a new dynamic, able to promote this sensitive sector to the expected level, through the improvement of the conditions of multiform medical care of the personnel of the Ministry of National Defence and their beneficiaries, as well as the maintenance of a permanent availability to intervene and support the civil health sector, in times of pandemics, disasters and major risks.
Improving the conditions of an all inclusive care for our personnel and their dependents and ensuring health coverage for our fellow citizens living in mountainous, isolated, border regions and the Deep South are, indeed, some of the main objectives that we strive to achieve, within the framework of the implementation of the global approach adopted by the High Command, in accordance with the orientations and instructions of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defense, aiming at the development of the capacities of the People’s National Army in the field”.
On this occasion, the Lieutenant General underlined the necessity for the military health sector to continue its praiseworthy steps, aiming at strengthening the bonds of unity and cohesion between our valiant people and its army, particularly during the catastrophes and crises. In this regard, he mentioned the vital role assumed by the military health personnel in the fight of the Covid-19 pandemic and paid tribute to the sacrifices of all the personnel, military and civilian alike, who gave their lives to save the patients affected by this dangerous disease:
“On another chapter, the health sector of the People's National Army, worthy heir of the National Liberation Army, is called to continue its commendable steps, aimed at consolidating the bonds of unity and cohesion between our valiant people and its army, especially during disasters and crises. An example of this is your qualitative contribution and your laborious efforts, in the face of the Covid-19, pandemic where the solidarity and the conjugation of efforts between the military and civilian sanitary sectors were brought to their peak and succeeded, to a great extent, in limiting the unfortunate consequences of this pandemic on our country. This almost total mastery of the situation brought to the People’ s National Army a feeling of satisfaction and pride and a great moral strength, that will serve it, without any doubt, to level up to the requirements of the security and the stability in our dear country. It goes without saying that health security is inseparable from global and sustainable security and this remains, for us, a major objective that must be achieved, whatever the circumstances.
In this respect, I would like to salute the military health personnel, including professors, doctors and nurses, for the vital role they have played, alongside their colleagues in the civilian health sector, in containing this pandemic. I would also like to pay a tribute to all the military and civilian personnel who have sacrificed their lives to save those affected by this dangerous virus”.
Finally, the Lieutenant General gave a set of guidelines, including the moralization of the medical profession, improving the conditions of reception, orientation and psychological care of patients, in addition to the need to ensure the regular maintenance of medical equipment available to military hospitals and generate consistency and synergy between the various military health institutions.
