Progress of Oncology Medicine Center in La Pampa: Collaboration with National Health Authorities

2024-04-28 15:08:37

Authorities from the Ministry of Health of La Pampa traveled to Buenos Aires to manage the progress of the Oncology Medicine Center file so that it can start functioning. From the Nation there was a positive response, although they consider that it will not be resolved in the short term.

« Within the framework of the meetings held with the Ministers of Health of the different provinces of the country, the head of the national health portfolio, Mario Russo, had a working meeting with his counterpart from the Province of La Pampa, Mario Kohan, in order to discuss issues on the joint agenda heads,” the national government officially reported it.

During the meeting, Russo emphasized that “at this stage, it is strategic that we continue with the provincial ministries to strengthen our capacities and achieve concrete results. “Our role, coordinating with each of the jurisdictions, is to define priorities, with the aim of improving the Health system.”

In that statement, Kohan said that “in La Pampa, we are working on an issue related to the development of an oncology medical center with radiotherapy for the province,” and he emphasized that “Minister Russo and his team emphasized the importance of with. La Pampa being able to have that center that he needs so much.”

Move the file.

Government House sources consulted by LA ARENA explained that the purpose of the meeting was to ask for help to proceed with the “Midlands Radio Oncology Center” file, a building that was reused during the Covid-19. pandemic and last year an agreement was signed with the Nation to readjust it.

However, after the change in presidential management, the process was “delayed by bureaucracy” and Health must “release” the authorizations to be able to complete the retrofit and install the equipment , associated with the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA). ). At the same time, due to the complexity of the Centre, other national organizations also intervene, so Health cannot intervene in the building without prior authorization.

“La Pampa continues to insist on profession and conviction to unblock this case, but it does not depend on the province,” they emphasized. In any case, they recognized that there was a “positive” response from the Nation and an interest in collaboration to speed up the file.

Reference.

The Provincial Executive would guarantee funding for the establishment of the Centre, as it is a strategic objective for the management of Governor Sergio Ziliotto. This is because the space will provide the people of the Pampas with high therapeutic efficiency in radiotherapy oncological treatments, through advanced medical technology and professional training. They even promise that it will be a reference in the north of Patagonia, west of the province of Buenos Aires, south of Córdoba and the province of Río Negro.

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