“But Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and Health Minister Elia Amaral ignore and allow the public health sector to decline, facilitating the prosperity of the private health sector in the country.”Revolutionary Front deputy, Nouri Alkatiri, said in the party’s political statement in Parliament.
According to the MP, “the public has less confidence in the public health system” and “often chooses the private sector,” despite financial resources.
Nouri Alkatiri supported these allegations with an increase in the “number of deaths” in January this year at the Guido Valladares National Hospital.
“Statistics from the National Hospital Guido Valladares show that in January this year 186 deaths were recorded in that hospital unit, the highest number compared to the same month in previous years.“, highlighted the representative.
The Revolutionary Front deputy also denounced what she considers violations in the supply of medicines and other medical consumables and in the appointment of employees, considering that “the minister ignores the law.”
Nouri Al-Kathiri said that the project with the World Bank to build new hospitals and other works, which was awarded through an international public tender, has also been cancelled.
“We asked for clarification from the Minister of Health in the National Parliament,” Nouri Al-Kathiri said, adding that the minister agreed to everything during the discussion of the state budget for 2024.
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