The Iraqi Parliament held its 23rd session today under the presidency of Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi. Speaker Halbousi announced that the Parliament will receive the government program presented by Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Sudani today or tomorrow Thursday. The session discussed several legislative solutions benefiting medical and health professionals alongside important draft laws.<\/p>\n
Today’s session reflects intensive parliamentary activity and serious responsiveness to important social and economic issues facing Iraqi society.<\/p>\n
The Iraqi Parliament held its 23rd session today under the presidency of Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi for the sixth electoral term, first legislative year, first legislative session.<\/p>\n
The Parliament’s media office stated that “Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi opened proceedings of session number 23 for the sixth electoral term, first legislative year, first legislative session.”<\/p>\n
The session witnessed discussion of several important legislative issues relating to various aspects of economic, social, and health life.<\/p>\n
Today’s session included:<\/p>\n
Official opening of session number 23
\nDiscussion of legislative solutions for medical professionals
\nFirst reading of Mental Health Law
\nReception of government program soon<\/p>\n
First Deputy Speaker Adnan Faihan al-Dulaimi emphasized Parliament’s commitment “to adopting fair legislative solutions for medical and health professionals.”<\/p>\n
Al-Dulaimi discussed “during his reception of medical and health group representatives in presence of deputies Alaq al-Gharabi and Nur Adel members of Health Committee and Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances a number of demands from medical and health graduates and problems hindering their rights acquisition.”<\/p>\n
Al-Dulaimi stressed “Parliament’s commitment to adopting fair legislative solutions for this important societal segment ensuring rights guaranteed by law.”<\/p>\n
Legislative solutions include:<\/p>\n
Ensuring graduates’ legally granted rights
\nFinding realistic and implementable solutions
\nAbsorbing remaining graduates from 2023-2024-2025
\nConsidering current students’ situations<\/p>\n
Al-Dulaimi emphasized “importance of finding realistic and implementable solutions to absorb remaining graduates from years 2023, 2024, and 2025 while considering current students’ situations.”<\/p>\n
This comes “within anticipated amendments to the Medical and Health Professions Law number 6 of 2000.”<\/p>\n
This parliamentary attention reflects serious commitment to solving the problem of stranded graduates and expected students.<\/p>\n
Parliament Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi announced that “the Parliament will receive today or tomorrow Thursday the government program presented by Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Sudani.”<\/p>\n
The program will be distributed “to Parliament members for study and review” before discussion and voting.<\/p>\n
This timeline reflects acceleration in the legislative process and serious readiness to receive the new government.<\/p>\n
Procedures include:<\/p>\n
Official reception of government program
\nDistribution to Parliament members
\nStudy and analysis of program
\nDiscussion of program and voting<\/p>\n
Parliament completed “the first reading of the proposed Mental Health Law presented by the Health Committee and Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Committee.”<\/p>\n
The law aims to “improve the level and quality of mental health services in Iraq and align them with international standards through developing treatment methods and respecting mental patients’ rights.”<\/p>\n
The law focuses on “developing efficiency of mental health workers and activating treatment institutions’ role and providing allocations to encourage work in psychiatry.”<\/p>\n
The law includes:<\/p>\n
Improving mental health service levels
\nMeeting international standards
\nDeveloping modern treatment methods
\nRespecting mental patients’ rights
\nDeveloping worker efficiency
\nEncouraging psychiatry work<\/p>\n
Parliament postponed “the first reading of the proposed amendment to Labor Law number 37 of 2015 presented by the Labor, Civil Society, Federal Civil Service, Youth, Sports, Culture and Tourism Committee.”<\/p>\n
The postponement aims to allow deeper review of proposed amendments and ensure broader agreement among parliamentary blocs.<\/p>\n
Parliament completed “the first reading of the proposed Iraq Security Sciences University Law presented by the Security and Defense Committee.”<\/p>\n
The law comes “to ensure a foundation of academic and security personnel and keep pace with developments in various security sciences specializations and related fields.”<\/p>\n
The law aims to “exchange information and stay informed of latest developments in this field and establish an academic security scientific institution.”<\/p>\n
Objectives include:<\/p>\n
Ensuring academic and security personnel
\nKeeping pace with security developments
\nDeveloping security sciences and related fields
\nInformation and expertise exchange
\nEstablishing specialized academic institution<\/p>\n
The proposed draft laws reflect:<\/p>\n
Parliamentary attention to health and mental health issues
\nFocus on security and academic personnel
\nCommitment to improving work and employee conditions
\nCommitment to keeping pace with international standards<\/p>\n
These laws may produce:<\/p>\n
Improvement in mental health services
\nEnsuring medical professionals’ rights
\nStrengthening security and academic capabilities
\nImproving employee and staff conditions<\/p>\n
The intensive work schedule reflects:<\/p>\n
Parliamentary commitment to enacting important legislation
\nReadiness to receive new government
\nAttention to addressing social issues
\nCommitment to serving citizens<\/p>\n
The session demonstrated:<\/p>\n
Cross-bloc cooperation on important legislation
\nCommitment to addressing pressing national issues
\nDemocratic procedures and debate
\nCommitment to transparent legislative process<\/p>\n
Parliament is expected to address:<\/p>\n
Government program discussion and voting
\nLabor law amendments finalization
\nMental health law subsequent readings
\nSecurity sciences university law finalization<\/p>\n
Today’s Parliament session reflects serious parliamentary activity and genuine attention to addressing pressing issues facing Iraqi society. The intensive legislative program underscores Parliament’s commitment to achieving necessary reforms and ensuring citizens’ rights across various sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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