This Monday, Alberto Fernandez gave a speech at the 30th Conference held by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); where he highlighted the challenges in health, after the coronavirus pandemic.
President Alberto Fernandez He pointed out during his presentation that it is urgent to “invest in public health”, so that the countries of the region can “reduce dependence and vulnerability” before more powerful nations.
at the time, Alberto Fernandez He stressed that this investment must also involve a “rights and gender perspective” approach, which, in turn, will allow nations “to be better prepared to face future global challenges.”
In this sense, the president highlighted two things left by the pandemic: “The first is the importance of prioritizing health and the second is that, from crises, as from emergencies, no one is saved alone”.
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For this reason, the leader pointed out: “after the coronavirus pandemic, greater health cooperation is needed among the countries of the Americas”, with which he called for cooperation and solidarity.
This, given that the region is “one of the most active in terms of cooperation and particularly active in health cooperation”, so it is necessary “to advance in joint regional responses”.
The head of state also requested: “double efforts to guarantee sexual and reproductive health, as well as a comprehensive approach to mental health and problematic consumption”.
The president highlighted Argentina’s mental health plan
During his conference, President He pointed out that the pandemic revealed the shortcomings of the system in terms of mental health management, which is why the Government implements various public policies to provide comprehensive care.
“In terms of mental health, we have launched a National Plan in 2021, in order to transform the mental health care system into a community-based system, integrated into the first level of care and that ensures the social inclusion of people with mental illness,” he said.
