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Latorre backed the changes in Health and IPS and highlighted the agreement with doctors
The president of Deputies considered that the appointments at the Ministry of Health and IPS help renew Santiago Peña's team. He also valued the understanding with the medical union and called for improvements in medicines and care.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, defended the changes ordered by the Executive Branch at the Ministry of Health and the Social Security Institute, and said that the departure of Teresa Barán gives air to Santiago Peña‘s cabinet, according to Última Hora.
According to that outlet, Latorre also highlighted the agreement reached with the doctors of Sinamed, who had been carrying out a strike. He said the understanding involves a salary increase for the medical career, includes new appointments and foresees a budget increase for the sector.
On the arrival of Isaías Fretes at the Ministry of Health, he noted that he comes from serving at IPS and praised his transparency and dedication. He also valued the appointment of Derlis León at the head of IPS, whom he described as a career official with experience in managing health services.
Latorre stressed that both had already worked together in recent months and argued that that background can contribute to greater integration between public health and IPS. Among the immediate challenges, he mentioned the need to address the union situation of doctors, ensure medicines, improve the quality of services and achieve a better disposition of health personnel in hospitals.
According to Última Hora, the lawmaker also insisted that the underlying solution lies in a reform of the system and said the agreement with doctors represents the most significant increase for the sector in more than a decade.
In the same vein, lawmaker Alejandro Aguilera said Barán should have left office earlier and argued that her continuity was harming the presidential administration. He also said the main demand from the public is access to medicines and attributed supply problems to management failures, despite the increase in resources.
For his part, lawmaker Daniel Centurión questioned the previous leadership’s ability to dialogue at the Ministry of Health to resolve the conflict with doctors. Although he said Barán is an excellent person, he was critical of her performance as a manager.
Centurión also said, always according to Última Hora, that Horacio Cartes‘ criticism of the health situation during the ANR anniversary influenced the changes. Latorre, by contrast, avoided speaking of a challenge to the Government and said the party must function as a sounding board for citizens’ concerns.
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