In an interview with El Dia published today, Monday 20 October 2014, the recently appointed Minister of Public Health Altagracia Guzman Marcelino announced an overhaul of the public health system. With a focus on increasing revenue, decentralizing health providers and increasing prevention plans nationwide, she said the process would require the whole nation’s cooperation.
The overhaul includes two plans: collective health, which is the Ministry’s responsibility, and backing of the Regional Health Service (SRS) that is entrusted with providing a range of services including primary care, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitation and preventive medicine services.