Undersecretary Paula Daza will join Kast’s campaign: she requested an “unpaid leave” for three weeks

The Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, will join the command of José Antonio Kast. The government authority reportedly requested “unpaid leave” for three weeks. I am going to join the campaign of candidate José Antonio Kast (…) He called me to participate in his campaign and from the Undersecretary of Public Health, I consider as undersecretary the responsibility of continuing with public health policies in the management of the pandemic for the population.” “They have been very hard times and we have to give the guarantee that the next government continues to implement the public health policies that we have implemented so far,” he added. He also indicated that “from Monday I will ask for leave without pay and I will join the campaign of candidate José Antonio Kast to ensure that from his candidacy public health measures can continue to be taken in relation to the pandemic and other measures in relation to the management of women, to cancer, HIV and all the diseases that have been postponed during these years,” he added. The news is confirmed hours after the government spokesman, Jaime Bellolio, ruled out this alternative, indicating that the health authority will remain in its work. At the moment Paula Daza remains undersecretary. She has said yes that she can contribute outside of working hours, rather in the programmatic logic, but she will continue to be our undersecretary of Public Health,” said the minister spokesman. Bellolio added that “ministers and undersecretaries can collaborate in the campaigns they want, according to the mandate of the Comptroller’s Office, outside of working hours, without using public resources.”

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