This Friday at the HIV direction 29 contracts were discharged on a total of 71 employeeswhile in the say No 44 people contracts were renewed that work in the area and whose agreements ended on January 31. These casualties add to 1,400 layoffs that there was already in the portfolio that directs Mario Lugones
Prior to the announcement of this Friday, the Guest Foundation had expressed last Wednesday that the measure “Seriously affect the capacity and scope of both” dependencies
“We demand that it will be reported how its operation will be guaranteed. We talk about the health of millions of people,” They insisted from the organization dedicated to prevention and to work against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
However, from Health these accusations responded and argued that both directions can continue to function despite the cessations.
The response of the Ministry of Health
“We want to make it clear that the areas will continue to fulfill all their functions”they pointed out spokesmen of the portfolio in statements to the agency Na.
“They are areas, like others from the Ministry, which were oversized. They will not only continue operational and without inconveniences, but also have designated authorities to comply with the programs”they added.
In that sense, they explained that “Recently, the new authorities that will be in charge of the management of both directions and confirmed their competences were appointed. They were areas that were oversized. “
Finally, they indicated that disconnections respond to “Duplication of tasks with other areas, lack of unjustified functions and absences”, And they even pointed out that Among the unemployed employees “there was a announcer.”
Health chainsaw: the Government dismissed 40% of the workers of the HIV management
Javier Milei’s government continues with its chainsaw policy And, in the last hours, the Ministry of Health formalized the dismissal of 40% of the workers of the HIV response addressHepatitis, and tuberculosis. The head of the Health Portfolio, Mario Lugones, had already advanced at the beginning of January the intention of the administration of not renewing some 1,400 state contracts.
In detail, management is a key body in the implementation of public health policies in Argentina, established under the National Law of Integral Response to HIV, Viral Hepatitis, other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Tuberculosis (TBC). In addition, it was also Farewell 30% of the vaccine management staff.
The government measure follows the line established by Lugones in health. The minister had advanced, at the beginning of January, that from his portfolio he would not renew about 1,400 contracts in the framework of a process of “Restructuring” and under the argument of having detected irregularities – not informed – in them.
Source: Ambito
