Paraguay doctors strike over collapsed health system
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Paraguayan doctors demonstrate in the streets again to demand wage adjustments
The Minister of Economy and Finance of Paraguay, Oscar Lovera, warned that it is "impossible" to finance the adjustment of 76% demanded by doctors.
In Paraguay, thousands of doctors began a strike on Monday, August 24, to protest dire working conditions: lack of equipment, salaries frozen since 2012, and—for some—no health insurance. This historic mobilization reveals the extent of the crisis in the country's healthcare system. Paraguay is one of the Latin American countries that invests the least in the sector.
Paraguay doctors strike over collapsed health system
Doctors in Paraguay began a five-day national strike on 24 August 2026 over frozen salaries and a collapsing public health system. The government says it has no resources to meet their demands. The post Paraguay doctors strike over collapsed health system appeared first on The Rio Times.
August 25, 2026.- Health professionals in Paraguay began this Monday a national stoppage of 96 hours, convened by the National Union of Physicians (Sinamed), in response to the lack of agreements with the authorities for the improvement of working conditions in the public system. ...
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