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“This Is the Worst Moment in History for Health,” PLRA Health Chief Says

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nilsa Sánchez, the PLRA’s health secretary, described Paraguay’s health system as being in the worst condition in its history.
  • She accused President Santiago Peña of promoting an inaccurate picture of the country while public hospitals lack medicines, syringes and other basic supplies.
  • Sánchez said the PLRA’s national board will convene health professionals to examine possible solutions.

Nilsa Sánchez, head of the PLRA’s health secretariat, says Paraguay’s public health system has reached “the worst moment in history.” She accused President Santiago Peña of portraying a reality that does not exist while hospitals struggle with severe shortages and basic building problems.

In an interview with Radio TV Alón, the party’s official outlet, Sánchez described the conditions facing doctors in public hospitals. She said facilities lacked paracetamol, novalgina, syringes and other essential supplies. Patients admitted to hospital, she added, regularly have to pay for basic items that the Health Ministry should provide.

In this country, not only in health but in every area, we are suffering from President Santi Peña’s lies, because he is a liar. He proposes things and talks about macroeconomic achievements, when in reality that does not translate to the population in general.

· Nilsa SánchezThe PLRA health secretary accused the president of presenting an inaccurate picture of conditions in Paraguay.

Sánchez also criticized Peña’s emphasis on what she called “white elephant hospitals,” saying the government announces new facilities while functioning hospitals lack the resources needed for repairs and daily care. She said the president speaks about macroeconomic achievements that do not translate into better conditions for the wider population.

The hospitals are out of supplies. There is no paracetamol, no novalgina, no syringes, absolutely nothing.

· Nilsa SánchezShe described shortages in public hospitals.

“In this country, not only in health but in every area, we are suffering from President Santi Peña’s lies, because he is a liar,” Sánchez said. “He proposes things and talks about macroeconomic achievements, when in reality that does not translate to the population in general.”

She said the PLRA’s national board would call health professionals together to discuss possible solutions. Sánchez, a doctor and politician who previously served as an interim mayor of Fernando de la Mora, repeated that hospitals lacked even the basic medicines and supplies needed for consultations, outpatients collecting prescriptions and people receiving inpatient treatment.

It is the worst moment in history. We have never been as badly off as we are now, never.

· Nilsa SánchezShe characterized the state of Paraguay’s health system.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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