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Paraguay's Colorado Party leader urges president to prioritize healthcare
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Paraguay's Colorado Party leader urges president to prioritize healthcare

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Horacio Cartes, president of Paraguay's Colorado Party, urged President Santiago Peña to prioritize healthcare.
  • Cartes emphasized that timely medical attention is a government responsibility and called for concentrating resources in the health sector.
  • He stressed that budgetary limitations should not prevent citizens from receiving necessary medical care.

Horacio Cartes, the president of Paraguay's Colorado Party, has urged President Santiago Peña and his legislators to ensure year-round access to timely medical care for all citizens.

Cartes stated that healthcare is a pressing issue for the public and a fundamental right that the state must guarantee. He called on the administration to focus available resources on strengthening the national health system, which he described as currently "full of holes."

One of the main concerns of the people is the situation of public health, which is why I respectfully urge the president to give maximum priority to strengthening the national health system from this stage of the government.

— Horacio CartesHoracio Cartes, president of the Colorado Party, addressed the need for improved healthcare in Paraguay.

"One of the main concerns of the people is the situation of public health, which is why I respectfully urge the president to give maximum priority to strengthening the national health system from this stage of the government," Cartes said.

The health is a fundamental right and it is a responsibility of the State. No Paraguayan should be deprived of medical attention for lack of resources, medication or operational capacity of public services.

— Horacio CartesCartes emphasized the state's obligation to provide healthcare access.

He acknowledged potential budgetary constraints but insisted that these should not be an excuse for citizens to be deprived of medical attention due to a lack of resources, medication, or operational capacity in public services. Cartes called on Colorado Party deputies and senators to collaborate with the Minister of Health and President Peña to review budgets and implement reforms.

The former president emphasized the need to focus on infrastructure, ensure the availability of medications throughout the year, and guarantee prompt attention in public hospitals. "No Paraguayan should be deprived of medical attention for lack of resources, medication or operational capacity of public services," he added.

We must commit to concentrating resources in the health system. No one should have to beg for health in a public hospital.

— Horacio CartesCartes urged a focused allocation of resources to the health sector.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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