Idlib, June 28 (SANA)Health MinisterMusab al-Aliopened the surgery department atIdlibNational Hospital on Sunday as part of efforts to expand surgical services and improve healthcare for residents in the province.

During his visit, al-Ali met with Idlib Governor Mohammed Abdul Rahman to discuss the state of the healthcare sector and ways to strengthen healthcare delivery and ensure the continuity of medical services across the province.

The inauguration of the new surgery department forms part of theHealth Ministry‘s efforts to enhance healthcare infrastructure and improve access to specialized medical services in Idlib.

In March, al-Ali inaugurated five health centers in the towns of Afes, Maaret Debsa, al-Tah, Ma’saran and Heish in the Idlib countryside to expand access to primary healthcare services across the province.During the same visit, he also opened a kidney dialysis center in the city of Maaret al-Numan to improve medical services and support patients withkidney disease.The project is intended to ease financial pressures on residents displaced by the deposed regime, the ministry said.

The inauguration of the new surgery department forms part of the Health Ministry’s efforts to enhance healthcare infrastructure and improve access to specialized medical services in Idlib