Wildfire: Health ministry takes measures for medical care to injured at scene

ALGIERS- The ministry of Health has taken measures to ensure the required medical care for the injured at the scene, following the heatwave that has affected many provinces of the country, the ministry said in a statement.

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"Following the wildfire in different parts of the country, the ministry of Health has immediately taken the appropriate measures to ensure the required medical care for the injured at the scene, while the serious cases have been taken to specialized hospital services," the sources said.

"All material and human resources, including medicine and medical equipment, have been supplied in sufficient quantities," the ministry said in the statement.

"A follow-up committee has been set up at central pharmacies to assess the state of the injured and ill people and provide the necessary conditions for a better healthcare," the statement concluded.

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