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The Andalusian Health Councillor, Rocío Hernández, Resigns After Failings in Breast Cancer Screenings

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The health adviser of Andalusia, Rocío Hernández, resigned this Wednesday because of the crisis resulting from the failures detected in the program of early detection of breast cancer. This was announced by the president of the Board, Juanma Moreno, in an urgent appearance at 8.30 p.m. in which he has again apologized to the about 2,000 affected."This afternoon I have accepted the resignation of the health and consumer councillor," Moreno said, …

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The health adviser of Andalusia, Rocío Hernández, resigned this Wednesday because of the crisis resulting from the failures detected in the program of early detection of breast cancer. This was announced by the president of the Board, Juanma Moreno, in an urgent appearance at 8.30 p.m. in which he has again apologized to the about 2,000 affected."This afternoon I have accepted the resignation of the health and consumer councillor," Moreno said, …

·Madrid, Spain
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The Andalusian health counselor has been questioned for her lack of empathy with women affected by breast cancer screening. “You can say I’m cold, I don’t care”

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The problems of Andalusian public health have led to the fall of two health advisers during this legislature, the last Rocío Hernández, who resigned this Wednesday due to the crisis of breast cancer screenings, 14 months after she took office in July 2024. Hernández replaced Catalina García, who, in turn, was the substitute for Jesús Aguirre, elected president of the Andalusian Parliament after the autonomous elections of June 2022, and who had …

·Madrid, Spain
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The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, has confirmed the resignation of the Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, Rocío Hernández, after the "failures in breast cancer screening" in the region, which affects, according to figures of the Junta, at least 2,000 women. The president of the Junta has admitted that he has accepted the resignation of Hernández this afternoon, from which he has said that he has dedicated his life "to…

In the chess game of Spanish politics, two recent moves starkly illustrate the two sides of the coin of power: responsibility versus denial. In Andalusia, Juanma Moreno has opted for the former, accepting the resignation of his Health Minister, Rocío Hernández Soto, in the face of the mammogram screening crisis that has left some 2,000 women in uncertainty. In Madrid, Pedro Sánchez has chosen the latter, clinging to his Minister of Equality, Ana…

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The resignation of Rocío Hernández had barely been in charge of the Council for 14 months.

·Seville, Spain
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El Plural broke the news in on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
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