Ecuador: Doctors warn of country’s public health system crisis

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The Pichincha Medical Association has warned that Ecuador’s public health system is collapsing due to severe shortages of medicines and basic supplies. Union leaders reported that flagship hospitals are operating with only 45 percent of necessary resources, forcing daily surgeries to drop from 60 to just 20 procedures. Medical professionals demanded the urgent appointment of a technical and permanent health minister, rejecting recent actions by acting vice president Maria Jose Pinto, whom they accused of promoting workplace harassment. Doctors are calling for an immediate declaration of emergency to secure the budget needed to restore operational capacity across the national hospital network.    #teleSUREnglish #Ecuador #HealthCrisis #Hospitals #Doctors #PublicHealth #Emergency

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00:00Moving now to Ecuador, the Vicente Medical Association warned that the country's public health system is in crisis due to

00:06a shortage of medicines and basic supplies.

00:09Union leaders reported that flagship hospitals are operating with only 45% of supplies, causing daily surgeries to fulfill 60

00:18to 20 procedures.

00:19The professionals demanded that the government originally appoint a technical and permanent Minister of Health, rejecting the recent actions of

00:27Acting President María José Pinto, whom they accused of promoting workspace harassment.

00:34Faced with this situation, doctors are calling for an immediate declaration of emergency to guarantee the necessary budget and restore

00:41operational capacity in the national hospital network.

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