Government Meeting Focuses on Reactivating Industrial Complex and Accelerating Hospital Projects
The Head of Government, Sarra Zafrani Zenzri, chaired the sixth meeting of the Major Projects Committee on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the Kasbah Palace.
Meeting Objectives
The session focused on reactivating the Mezouna industrial complex in the Sidi Bouzid governorate and accelerating several hospital projects in Sfax and Kasserine.
Key Takeaways
The Head of Government emphasized the need to accelerate the execution of public projects in all regions of the country and complete them within the allotted deadlines. She highlighted that these projects are essential for balanced development, investment, and job creation, in line with the vision of President Kais Saied.
Project Updates
- The Minister of Health, Mustapha Ferjani, presented the progress of projects to rebuild the main building of the Hédi Chaker University Hospital in Sfax, rehabilitate the Bir Ali Ben Khalifa Hospital, and construct the regional hospital of category B in Thala, Kasserine governorate.
- The Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy, Fatma Thabet Chiboub, outlined the orientations of the Mezouna industrial complex reactivation project, which includes creating a unit for manufacturing and printing plastic bags and a unit for conditioning fertilizers.
Project Benefits
According to the presented data, the Mezouna project will:
- Relaunch local production of plastic bags, replacing imports
- Reduce supply delays
- Support the national industrial fabric
- Dynamize economic activity in the Mezouna region
- Create sustainable jobs for young people
Committee Decisions
Following discussions, the committee decided to:
- Immediately launch procedures for rebuilding the main building of the Hédi Chaker Hospital
- Rehabilitate the Bir Ali Ben Khalifa Hospital
- Accelerate work on the Thala regional hospital
- Include the Mezouna plastic bag manufacturing and fertilizer conditioning project in the list of national major projects
Call to Action
The Head of Government called on all ministries, public structures, and governorates to remove remaining obstacles and strengthen coordination efforts to ensure continuous monitoring of projects on the ground and complete them within the scheduled deadlines, in line with citizen expectations.
