translated from Spanish: Massive March against the cuts in health

in defence of public health was the central slogan of mass mobilization that came to Plaza de Mayo. Workers of public hospitals around the country, accompanied by patients and several columns of social and political organizations took part. “We are in an emergency,” said a doctor who headed the Group of Hospital Posadas with a play on words.

In this health centre in the West of the conurbation area hundreds of medical and auxiliary were dismissed in recent months and attention in various services was affected by the cut.

In March, there were multiple claims.

They denounce vaccines, reagents, are missing cancer remedies, dialysis coverage and there are minor budget for the treatment of people living with HIV “we need policies to the crisis, we are going to have increases in poverty and less the” is to assist you. The compaction of the Ministry has a reduction of 20 per cent of the budget,”said Jorge Yabkowski, President of the Federation of trade unions of professionals of the health of the Argentina Republic (FESPROSA).

The doctor added that “they left only the name health at the Ministry, now merged with Social development from Carolina Stanley, following the policy of scrapping the President Mauricio Macri implements from the first day”.in the INTERIOR also

The protest by the adjustment in health policy was replicated in several cities in the interior of the country. In Rosario, for example, the mobilization was also massive.

In Santa Fe city, the rejection to national policies included strong criticism to the CUS, Universal health coverage, driven by the Casa Rosada since August of 2016. According to protesters, that program checks out to the most vulnerable sectors and desfinancia public health provided by the provinces.

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