The Secretary of Commerce, Matias Tomboliniand the Undersecretary of Medicines and Strategic Information of the Ministry of Health, Natalia Grinblatthey met with representatives of associations of cardiologistsproviders of Health area and chambers of medical supplies suppliersand established a joint work table for set priorities and channel different situations that affect the sector. The government assured the availability of US$300 million for the imports pending approval.
Tombolini and Grinblat they heard the different problems of the actors in the sector and reported on the global status of approvals and amounts referred to imports of medical supplies and products.
“Starting at tensions that were seen during the last weeks we call on the sectors to listen to them; we take note of what problems they identify; fundamentally, we agreed on a roadmap That has to do with share the information and organize specific situations according to criticality parameters,” he highlighted Tombolini at the end of the meeting.
Representatives of the commission were present at the meeting CadiemChamber of the Traumatology Industry (Cadit), Argentine Chamber of Medical Implant Manufacturers (coffee), Argentine Chamber of Electro-Medical Equipment Producers (Capeem), Argentine Chamber of Diagnostic Reagents (Caprodi), Argentine Union of State Suppliers (Uape Red), Argentine Chamber of Biochemical Analysis Laboratories (Calab), Italian Hospital, Swiss Medical, Argentine Cardiological Foundation (FCA), Argentine College of Interventional Cardioangiologists (CACI), Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC), Argentine Federation of Cardiology (FAC) and Argentine College of Cardiovascular Surgeons (CACCV).
Imports: the main problem of the sector and the official response
In that sense, the chambers were informed that in 2023 100% of SIRAs were approved for the most companies in the sector.
So far this year, the main firms -among which are 712 companies of laboratories, active ingredients, supplies, equipment- requested SIRA for a total of US$3,903 million. Of the total, 100% of SIRAs were approved Therefore, there are no pending approvals to date.
He amount approved throughout 2023 represents 25% increase regard at the same period of the previous year and September was the month with the most authorizationswith an approved amount of US$581.5 milliononly in medications and related (47.2% more than the monthly average from January to August, which had been US$392 million).
In addition, of the total companies, 326 cuits obtained approvals for an amount 40% higher than the same period in 2022. Finally, they were informed that Payments were enabled for the equivalent of 10% of the annual import of the sector.
Besides, A matrix was implemented that includes input, product and price with a priority traffic light; and will cross information to direct specific situations according criticality positions.
In that sense, the 1st vice president of the Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC), Pablo StutzbachI consider that The meeting “allowed us to understand how the system works and show what we see, who are the ones on the front lines with the patient.
For his part, the secretary of the Argentine Federation of Health Providers, Mario Lugoneshighlighted the decision of “make a formula where priorities are set” and he remarked: “It seems to me that what we are starting is a good path.”
In addition, Grinblat highlighted that “articulated work with the Ministry of Economy and especially the Secretary of Commerce it has been permanent in the face of the different problems raised by the chambers of the health sector at this time.
While, Tombolini held: “This table allows us to begin to see how to resolve tensions. It also gives us the possibility of listening, dialoguing and recognizing what things we have to do better and what things are already done.”
Source: Ambito
