The new president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), Dr. Wilson Roa, says that on the association’s list of priorities is the desire to change the health and social security laws, especially in articles in which financial institutions that own health insurance providers, are favored versus collective health plans. The CMD demands that healthcare decisions and rulings should not continue to be in the hands of the banking sector.
As reported in Listin Diario, Dr. Wilson Roa advocates for a more inclusive and less commercial healthcare system. He also urged for changes so that the health-related laws and government programs promote prevention and education. He also promoted the development of a more organized way of approaching public hospital modernization projects. Roa advocated for an increase in the government budget allotted to public health that he said is the third lowest in the region.
Finally, Roa also spoke of dealing with the abortion issue in a responsible way to take decisions based on universal scientific criteria and the decriminalization of the practice of medicine.
Read more in Spanish:
https://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2018/01/07/497686/cmd-juzga-urgente-modificar-este-ano-las-leyes-de-salud-y-seguridad-social
8 January 2018
