スペイン、アイルランド、ギリシャ、ポルトガルの医師たちは、欧州委員会大統領と欧州議会委員長に、医療費削減の非情·むごさを非難
Médicos de España, Irlanda, Grecia y Portugal piden a la UE salvar la sanidad
Facultativos de los cuatro países denuncian en una carta las políticas de recortes.
La misiva ha sido enviada a los responsables de las instituciones comunitarias
María R. Sahuquillo Madrid 24 ENE 2013 - 17:26 CET
Doctors in Spain, Ireland, Greece and Portugal are asking the EU bridge health
Protocols to the four countries in a letter denouncing the policies of cuts.
The letter has been sent to the heads of the EU institutions
Mary R. Sahuquillo Madrid 24 ENE 2013 - 17:26 CET
Doctors in Spain, Ireland, Greece and Portugal have alerted the European authorities for the consequences of the crisis and cuts in health systems. The representatives of physicians in these four countries hardest hit by the recession, have sent a joint letter to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz and European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy in criticizing the "serious impact" on the health of Europeans who are having economic and financial decisions taken in recent years. In his letter, the doctors ask the community leaders to take steps to avoid the deterioration of health.
"The social and economic crises of the sort we are currently living in many European countries have known health consequences," says the document signed by the presidents of the medical colleges of the four countries-such as Spanish Juan Jose Rodriguez Sendin , head of the Medical College (OMC) - and other health experts (in total 34 renowned professionals). effects, say, as "loss of self-esteem and depression, increased risk behavior in terms of addictions of risk factors for chronic diseases, major obstacles to the use of health services in addition to the worsening of working conditions for health professionals. "
Ireland, Portugal, Greece and Spain are suffering severely from the ravages crisis. The governments of the four countries have launched serious budget cuts in health. In Portugal, for example, budgets for this field have fallen considerably and copayments that citizens must pay for consultations and tests are up. In Spain, the government budgets for health and autonomy have lost more than 7,000 million euros since 2010 for a population that continues to age and the Government has increased the copayment pharmacist. In Greece, health cuts are so severe that medications have become scarce. Situations that are not mentioned directly by doctors, who speak from a general perspective, they say, can be very serious.
"Human Suffering"
Professionals warn that all this is taking "a more human suffering and deeper, increasing the number of situations that challenge our ethics and basic principles of human dignity." "The deterioration of health systems, and the emigration of highly skilled young people, the long-term unemployment and a lower fertility rates will likely have long-term consequences, which will affect future generations."
Situations, criticize, that were not anticipated and effectively to the authorities are not responding diligently. Reasons physicians from the four countries are calling on the international and national health authorities to take on "the principles that have committed themselves, advocating for the protection and promotion of health within the European Governance and national ". They also asked that awareness of the health effects of the financial and economic decisions taken in recent years "materializes in a quick review of the decision to urgently prevent further deterioration of health and of health services in our communities "
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