TSSD Agency confirms the provision of oncology medications inside Libya from next April.QATARI EMIR CONFERS WITH US SECRETARY OF STATE ON SITUATION IN GAZA AND OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Tripoli: Head of the Treatment Services Support and Development, (TSSD) Agency in Libya, Dr. Ahmed Mlitan, said that oncology treatment drugs in Libya will be available during next April. In statements published by the agency on its Facebook account, Mlitan confirmed that the National Unity Government's implementation of the public tender for several pharmaceutical companies, will contribute to providing those treatments that the patient was suffering from a lack of within the country, noting that the oncology patient needs the dose, and the price in the market is very high compared to the citizen's income. Mlitan explained that radiation therapy is now being localized through the opening of a specialized center at Tripoli Central Hospital concerned with this matter last December. He added that the center conducts 120 radiotherapy sessions per day, under the supervision of the National Cancer Control Authority, and in cooperation with the Treatment Services Support and Development Agency. Source: Libyan News Agency Today, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, received United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, who is currently visiting Doha, where both men tackled the strategic relations between the two friendly countries and ways to develop them. Talks also touched on a number of regional and international issues of common interest, particularly the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories. In this regard, Sheikh Tamim stressed "the necessity of working towards an immediate ceasefire and protecting civilians, introducing sufficient and sustainable humanitarian aid into all areas of the Gaza Strip, and working to reduce the escalation in order to ensure stability and security in the region." The meeting was attended by Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon