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The Minister of Health directs to prevent the transfer of cancer patients and to expedite the provision of their treatments in Baghdad and the provinces.

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24/10/2026 | 01:47 PM

Health Minister Abdul Hussein Al-Moussawi directed today, Saturday, the health departments in Baghdad and all governorates to facilitate the procedures for treating cancer patients and to ensure the urgent provision of their medications.
The Ministry of Health stated in a statement received by the News Video Agency that the minister's directive emphasized not returning any patient referred to cancer centers from other health centers, provided that treatment is available at the referred center and not available at the center from which the referral was made.
The ministry confirmed that the directive aims to facilitate procedures for cancer patients and ensure they receive the necessary treatment without delay, with a strong emphasis on the urgent dispensing of medications according to the issued directives.