translated from Spanish: Currency commits 20 billion pesos for national cancer law

The Minister of Health, Emilio Santelices, presented on Tuesday an indication in the Health Committee of the Senate, with which the government compromises 20 billion of pesos for the first year of operation of the National Cancer Law. These resources will be used, according to the indication, to finance up to three studies of investment in oncology centers and the habilitation and/or construction of up to two specialized centers. This “allows us to move forward in these intermediate infrastructures, as well as in equipment,” said Santelices. In addition, he added that “we believe that the benefits, which is a dynamic issue, is resolved by the laws we already have: GES Law, Law of Soto and the budget law.” However, Senator Carolina Goic (DC), who is the main promoter of the law, was not satisfied and even questioned where the money will come from. “We talk about a total expenditure of up to 20 billion during the first year. That is, they are the same 20 billion that we had been told in the national Plan, which seems to me to be insufficient, “explained Goic, according to Radio Cooperativa. In the same line, Goic added that what they ask the Minister today “is that I can bring for the next session the detail of what is the financing, what is the cost of the national cancer Plan. If that is going to be financed by means of investment of health, where they are marked, how much, that is consigned here “. This request, the senator expects, should be made at the Commission’s meeting which is convened on Wednesday.

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