Sonia Martorano Criticized the Elimination of the Remediar Program: "The Adjustment Is Paid with the Health of the People"

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The National Government put an end to the Remediar program and cut the list of medicines included in the free provision plan for the public health system. In this context, the provincial deputy Sonia Martorano said that access to a basic right is being blocked and the same one left to the market. “What they did was to close the Remediar Plan, which provided 128 medicines to primary health centers, at the first level, the neighborhood pharmacy, l…

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Provincial deputy Sonia Martorano warned that the elimination of the national programme, which included 128 free drugs for frequent diseases, can deepen inequalities in access to treatments. The new National Vascular Health Plan provides for six heart-based medicines and, as she said in dialogue with EME, obliges the provinces to face higher costs in order to sustain the provision.

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The provincial deputy and former health minister of Santa Fe warned about the consequences of replacing public policy with the National Vascular Health Plan, alerting about the increase in inequality gaps and budget overload in provinces and municipalities The entry Sonia Martorano criticized the elimination of the Remediar program: "The adjustment is paid with the health of the people" was first published in El Ciudadano.

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The legislator questioned the elimination of the national program of free drugs and warned that the new plan leaves out treatments for diseases such as diabetes, asthma and hypothyroidism, with greater impact on vulnerable sectors.