On August 19 of this year, President Daniel Noboa created by decree the National Public Health Committee, which as the first measure announced two days later “the mass and transparent purchase of medicines and medical supplies nationwide.” That August 21, the Minister of Health, Jimmy Martin, said that the emergency declaration to the health system was not exit because there was no crisis that merits it. “
Noboa asks the MSP and IESS to establish reasons to declare the emergency in the purchase of medicines
However, on September 16, the president ordered by decree, both to the Ministry of Health and the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) – mainuits are part of the committee that was created with the purpose of “guaranteeing time medications
On September 18, after a month of management of the Committee, the Ministry of Public Health issued a ministerial agreement that provides the Comprehensive Public Health Network “making efforts to expedite the process of provisioning medicines, strategic goods in health and related services.” In addition, evaluate the institutional situation in order to determine the relevance of declaring the emergency for the purchase of medicines.
Association of Medical Products Importers alert to supply problems, state debt and suppliers without permission
Health greatly worries the swaying of speeches and the delay in the acquisition of medicines because it is in the life of citizens who have their only hope in the public health system. Article 32 of the Constitution says in its first line: health is a right that guarantees the State. That is the obligation.
According to carrying out processes with transparency, but there must be agility. The discussion of declaring or not in emergency is vague for those who require medicine and specialized care, that is the true urgency. (O)
