By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie
Illustrative image · Hannah Barata · Pexels · Licence PexelsMore than one in two births in Tunisian public hospitals are now by caesarean section, compared with up to 70% in private clinics. The president of the Tunisian Association of Midwives, Mounira Mahfoudhi, revealed these rates on 7 November 2026 during an appearance on National Radio.
The Tunisian Union of Private Pharmacy Owners is suspending third-party payment for CNAM-insured patients from 1 November 2026. It cites late payments by the fund and the lack of a solution to its contractual difficulties, despite extending a waiting period until the end of the week.
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The Tunisian Organisation of Young Doctors has announced a day-long strike on 20 November 2026 in six hospitals, demanding payment of on-call allowances that have sometimes gone unpaid for more than nine months. The action could spread if no agreement is reached, despite a commitment made with the Health Ministry in July 2025, according to Business News.
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Two new appointments were decided at Tunisia's Presidency of the Government by the head of government on 5 November 2026. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Tunisian Republic No. 108, issued on 6 November, according to La Presse de Tunisie.
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Engineer Taïeb Belhadj, former CEO of Tunisia's Cereals Office and co-founder of the National Union of Engineers, died on 6 November 2026. The Tunisian Order of Engineers paid tribute to him in a statement.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Business News ·
Food poisoning affects 22 pupils in Sidi BouzidTwenty-two pupils at Sidi Bouzid pilot secondary school were hospitalised after collective food poisoning on the night of 6 to 7 November 2026. Samples were taken to determine the source of the poisoning, according to Béchir Saïdi, director of preventive health in Sidi Bouzid, quoted by the Tap agency.
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