Minsal Extends Health Alert to the Regions of Tarapacá and Antofagasta After Frontal System Damage
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The extension of the alert takes place after the identification of isolated areas and connectivity problems, which can impact the referral and access to the health services of the population, as well as damaged health infrastructure.
The measure gives extraordinary powers to the seremis and health services to mobilize human, financial and logistical resources to respond robustly to the population of the communes affected by the frontal system in the north of the country.
The Ministry of Health issued a health alert for the region of Antofagasta for the hydrometeorological emergency that the region experienced in the last days. This was reported by the Undersecretary of Public Health, Dr. Alejandra Pizarro, who explained that the measure seeks to deliver the necessary tools to respond in an agile and robust way to the effects caused during the frontal system. According to what the authority explained, this alert …
The measure gives extraordinary powers to the Undersecretaries of Public Health and Care Networks, to the seremis and health services, allowing them to mobilize more quickly the human, financial and logistical resources needed to cope with the emergency.
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