2024-07-15 14:19:10
The health sector will receive more than USD 100 million to be used for payments to suppliers and medical care. This, in view of the lack of attention that was announced in several cities of the country late payments by the State.
On the morning of June 28, the president Daniel Noboa ordered the Ministry of Economy and Finance to immediately make the urgent allocation.
«With these resources, the Ministry of Public Health will guarantee the continuity of the treatment “patients with catastrophic, rare or orphan diseases in their facilities throughout the country,” the Presidency said in a statement.
The amount will also allow the state portfolio to carry out payments to service providers external doctors. According to the Presidency, this is “the debt inherited from the previous government.” He added that, in this way, it will be ensured that patients of these services can continue to receive the corresponding medical care.
Solca suspended care for patients referred by the IESS
The Cancer Society (The furrow) indicated on Tuesday, June 25, that it will not attend to new patients derived from the IESSthe entity owes more than USD 90 million.
In a statement posted on social media, Solca said that the lack of money prevents the purchase of supplies and medicines to care for new cancer patients.
In conversation with Ecuavisa.com, the national president of Solca, Jose Jouvinadded that this provision is already applied in hospitals Guayaquil, Cuenca y MachalaThe headquarters in Quito joined the decision on the night of June 27, Loja, Manabí and Tungurahua are analyzing whether to accept the resolution.
The measure motivated the resolution of the National Assemblyon June 27, for demand from the Government National prioritize the resource allocation intended for oncological care, particularly SOLCA, as well as dialysis services and other health service providers.
Besides, urged the IESS to fulfill its obligations payment to the SOLCA Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Palliation Center, dialysis centers and other health service providers, to ensure the availability of necessary supplies and medications.
He also ordered that the commissions of the Right to work y Right to health make a effective monitoring to ensure compliance with these obligations. The legislative boards will be responsible for receiving the relevant reports and preparing reports that will be submitted to the Plenary within a period of 30 days.
Likewise, he requested the General Contralory of the State initiate the necessary processes regarding non-compliance with payment obligations to SOLCA, dialysis centers and other health service providers by the Ministry of Health and the IESS.