Who cares about the health portfolio?
Shai Friedman's column on the neglect of the health portfolio by politicians, focusing on the appointment of Prof. Yitzhak Kreiss as Director General of the Ministry of Health while he continues to manage Sheba Medical Center, and the lack of candidates for the position of Health Minister compared to three candidates for Education Minister.
Shai Friedman's column in ynet on the neglect of the health portfolio by politicians. The article focuses on the appointment of Prof. Yitzhak Kreiss as Director General of the Ministry of Health while he remains CEO of Sheba Medical Center. The author argues this constitutes a conflict of interest and an impossible task, noting that the health portfolio passed through five hands in the outgoing coalition, and that Minister Haim Katz holds it alongside four other portfolios. The article compares the lack of interest in the health portfolio to the three candidates presented for the position of Education Minister from the Change Bloc, noting that no candidate was presented for the Health Ministry. The author argues this is a symptom of the public's elected officials' indifference toward the public healthcare system.