Tripoli University Hospital struggling with no budget and huge debts – continuing through private donationsBy Sami Zaptia. London, 8 January 2021:Tripoli University Hospital (TUH), Libya’s busiest hospital, is struggling to keep operating with no budgets and huge debts. The TUH head highlighted many of the obstacles, difficulties and problems that prevented the provision of services to patients and led to the closure of most departments. These included a shortage of local and foreign medical staff and the shortage of medical supplies, including medical devices and medicines, as well as the poor infrastructure of the hospital. No budgetsAlageli complained that his hospital receives between 30,000 to 42,000 cases per month through the A&E Department, stressing that this needs a huge budget and continuous medical supplies.

Source: Libya Herald January 08, 2021 12:22 UTC