The health ministry sets up an early warning system for heat waves

Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani chaired a working session on Tuesday on the national multisectoral plan against heat waves, and the ministry said in a communiqué the same day that an early warning system based on forecasts from the National Institute of Meteorology had been agreed. The measures also cover preparedness at regional level and coordination between the health services, Civil Protection and the other bodies involved, along with occupational medicine rules for the workers most exposed to heat and sunlight. Health facilities are to be kept ready, care protocols for heat-related cases updated, and public awareness campaigns run, with particular attention to older people, children and the most exposed groups.

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