Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health, Local Government
Intervention Categories: Finance policy and financial aid; Financial aid to health services
Level of Jurisdiction: City
Lead People/Agency: Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani & Director-General of Najaf’s health, Radwan Al-Kindi
Overview: Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani directed the relief of Dhi Qar Governorate with 10 tons of oxygen to fill the shortfall in the province. Also, the Minister of Labor, Adel Al-Rikabi, announced the dispatch of an oxygen-filled wheel to Dhi Qar Governorate to end the oxygen crisis that has returned again.
In Najaf, the Director-General of Najaf’s health, Radwan Al-Kindi, announced that he had transferred Al-Sadr Medical City to an isolation center for Corona patients following the repletion of all the health isolation centers.
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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Evidence/Justification: Due to the oxygen crisis in Dhi Qar Governorate and the repletion of all the health isolation centers in Najaf as a result of the increased number of cases.