Deputy Echenique raised the need that the health programs that were promoted from the General Secretariat of the Intendance are supported by the central government
The legislator of the National Party for the Department of Cerro Largo raised the need that the health programs that were promoted from the General Secretariat of the Intendance in the previous period, are supported by the central government.
Smile again, vision in the community, healthy women and let’s talk about mental health who reached the 15 municipalities of the department, could extend to the entire national territory.
“Today I want to present A healthy interior, proposal to replicate and institutionalize health programs in close areas in rural areas of the country ” He began his exhibition in Sala Graciela Echenique.
“During our management at the head of the General Secretariat of the Intendencia de Cerro Largo, we develop a territorial health strategy with the sole objective that those who live further have the same opportunities for access and care as the rest of the population” broad.
“Through a committed team and an integrative vision, we promote 4 key programs of mobile health care with concrete and high social assessment” assured.
“The program returns to smile, community oral health. A dental mobile with 3 professionals toured the entire department, reaching the farthest areas. Controls, cleaning, restorations, arrangements and prevention tasks were carried out. The idea was not extractions. 18,000 people were treated, 75% women and children” Echenique revealed. “In rural areas, women are the last to access health by distance and because many times they don’t have to attend.” He added.
“Vision program in the community, ophthalmology for all. With a team of trajectory ophthalmologists, this program approached specialized services to those who need it. Active investigation, ocular pressure control, lens indication, retinal exam. In total 5,000 patients were treated, mainly older adults with mobility difficulties, 500 prescription lenses and more than 400 coordinated studies” The deputy of the National Party said during the intervention he made in Tuesday’s session at the House of Representatives.
“Healthy Women Program, Gynecology in Territory. We found here one of the great difficulties: many women had their children with the neighbor without being able to access a partner or a doctor immediately” lament. “With the support of a female health specialist, prevention, gynecological control and sex education were prioritized. Paps highlighted.
“Let’s talk about mental health, prevention and accompaniment. One of the most necessary and less visible pillars. It was led by a professional specialized in suicide prevention. Interventions in schools, in CAIF, care for teachers, parents and students. 300 consultations were carried out with follow -up of the psychologist” express.
Getting to all is possible among all
In the end, Graciela Echenique said that it is an inter -institutional support model. All programs could be implemented thanks to the articulation with ASSE, the RAP, Camcel and the 15 municipalities that were the ones that were given the payment of the fees to the professionals.
“All coordination and operational execution was carried out from our office in the Municipality of Cerro Largo” reported.
“Transforming an experience into a replicable model nationwide, especially in departments with high rural dispersion generating primary and preventive care near where people live” The legislator stressed. “The deep interior also deserves to live better because reaching everyone is possible among all” He said.
“We must not forget that in the deep interior not everyone has the possibility of approaching a health center. I think we have the obligation to hold hand to health to get close to them” held.
Deputy Echenique requested that her words be sent to the ASSE Board of Directors, at 19 intentions, to all municipalities in the country, the Minister of Public Health and the Minister of Economy and Finance.
