Al-Sudani meets with officeholders and civil activists in Saladin

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-sudani on Saturday said that healthcare projects should be a priority for Saladin's local government.

Al-Sudani's remarks came during a meeting with Saladin's governor and senior officeholders in the governorate headquarters earlier today.

The prime minister's office said that the visit aims to gain first-hand knowledge about the situation in the governorate and establish teams that will keep tabs on incomplete projects.

Al-Sudani said that healthcare projects should be given precedence. "It is unacceptable for a citizen to travel for medical care because the local hospitals are incomplete," he said.

"The government program deems combating all forms of poverty a priority. It also focuses on improving the conditions of vulnerable groups," he added.

The prime minister, according to another statement, met with a group of civil activists and demonstration figures in Saladin and discussed with them the government services and unemployment in the governorate.

Al-Sudani said he endorses their demands and "demanded the local government to respond to them and identify the problems."