صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Tunisia – The Tunisian Union of Private Biologists has sounded the alarm about the critical financial situation experienced by private medical analysis laboratories, due to the continued delay of the National Disease Insurance Fund (Al-Knam) in disbursing its dues, as the payment deadlines have exceeded seven months for a large number of laboratories, in a crisis that the union described as unprecedented and threatening the continuity of the sector.
The union confirmed, in an official statement, that medical analysis laboratories have continued over the past months to provide their services to citizens without interruption, especially for the benefit of low-income groups benefiting from the disease insurance system, despite the increasing financial pressures and difficulties they face in covering their daily expenses.
She explained that the current situation threatens the laboratories’ ability to fulfill their basic obligations, including paying workers’ wages, paying social contributions and contributions, and paying suppliers’ dues, as well as covering the operational expenses associated with the laboratories’ daily activity.
The union indicated that it had sent correspondence to the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Social Affairs, and the General Administration of the National Health Insurance Fund, demanding urgent intervention to settle the arrears and find practical solutions to the crisis. However, it confirmed that it had not received any official response or concrete measures so far.
She also expressed her surprise at the continuation of this situation, despite the laboratories’ commitment to fulfilling their fiscal and social duties within the legal deadlines, including paying the due payments on financial dues that have not yet been paid, considering that this matter has increased the financial pressure on institutions operating in the sector.
She added that the crisis was exacerbated by the continuous rise in the prices of reagents, medical materials, and laboratory equipment, in addition to the increasing fiscal and social burdens, which led to the erosion of the financial balances of many laboratories, especially small and medium ones.
The union warned that the continued delay in recovery may lead to the disruption of the activity of an important number of laboratories, especially in the interior regions, which may directly reflect on the quality of health services and on the right of citizens to access medical analysis services in various parts of the country.
At the conclusion of its statement, the union called on the Tunisian authorities to expedite the settlement of the arrears, set a clear and binding schedule for settlement, and address the outstanding issues, stressing that it will continue to defend the rights of its stakeholders and the continuity of this vital health facility by all available legal means.
Source:“My press”
