Moshe Bar Siman-tov

Ministry of Health Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov urged the Finance Ministry to exempt the healthcare system from a planned 3.5 billion shekel budget cut, warning of severe consequences for public services.

Israel's Ministry of Health has published its first national targets for medical specialists through 2035, seeking to overhaul manpower planning previously controlled by the Israel Medical Association.

MK Limor Son Har-Melech demanded urgent clarifications from Health Minister Haim Katz and officials following reports that the Health Ministry concealed child development reform waiting times.

Eight months into the Ministry of Health's child development reform, officials have withheld waiting time data as queues for therapies stretch across months, drawing criticism from professionals and patient advocates.

The controversy over alleged mistreatment of an IDF soldier at Rambam Hospital is escalating. The soldier's brother has spoken out against the political exploitation of his statements and proposed stationing guards for hospitalized soldiers.

Dr. Nitzan Shmueli, who treated four wounded soldiers, addressed the harsh accusations against the hospital staff. "The night was difficult, and Arabs and Jews together saved their lives minute by minute," she stated. Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov visited the hospital, expressing full support for the management's decision to reject the complaints.

Moshe Bar Siman-Tov met with families of wounded soldiers and medical staff at the hospital in Haifa. In response to recent discourse against employees from the Arab community, the Director-General provided full backing to the management and the teams.