The Organisation for Developing Administrative Centres (ODAC) says it has completed maintenance work at the main hospital in Surman, north-west Libya.

A new 200-bed hospital is planned for Sebha, in southern Libya.

The committee in charge of organising overseas treatment for Libyans has been relocated from Tobruq to its original headquarters in Derna.

The National Centre for Disease Control, part of the Ministry of Health, has signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The Kufra medical office has agreed employment contracts with over 100 doctors and assistants from Bangladesh.

The local council says a new clinic has opened in the town, with two others opening in nearby villages.

The Fuwaihat Medical Centre in Benghazi has completed repair and maintenance works.

Patrice Real, who was working for Paris-based Ideal Medical Products Engineering (IMPE) on a hospital project, was shot dead on 2 March in the latest assassination to hit Benghazi.

Locally-based Trust Insurance will provide health cover for General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) employees, after the Dar al-Ifta deemed its policy to be Sharia-complainant.

A survey of over 22,000 families throughout the country aims to improve information and standards in the healthcare sector.

The finance committee of the General National Congress (GNC) held a meeting with the officials from the health ministry to review costs for 2013, which totalled around LD4bn ($3.2bn), and its budget for the current year.

The interim government has approved a decision to build ten new health centres in different parts of the country.

The Ministry of Health has reissued a tender for medical supplies and equipment which was originally announced in early 2013 before being “cancelled” due to “legal and technical irregularities”.

The Ministry of Health has been given the green light to build 15 medical centres and small hospitals in various parts of the country.

The state-run Organisation for the Development of Administrative Centres (ODAC) has completed a new fertility clinic in Benghazi.