:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/LBDMOIBESFCJRFQVXJI6ZCHOSA.png "Alfonso Prada spoke about the protests called by the government on February 14: \"This is not a march in favor of reform\" 1")
After the presentation of health reformtoday (14 February), at the request of the President Gustavo PetroCitizens were called upon to march in support of all initiatives led by the national government; In addition to the one presented, the appointment of the work and the Pension. However, the medical proposal document is quite large, so the Minister of the Interior, alphonse pradaacknowledged that the protests will only be to support the state administration.
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After a meeting held by the head of government and the health promotion entities of the country, several doubts remain about the future of it, which is why the public is waiting for the presentation of the modifications of the comprehensive care department
There health reform It was very controversial, mainly due to the secrecy with which the initiative was developed. Despite the fears and uncertainties this has generated, several sectors have expressed their agreement, simply by being presented by the Government of Gustavo Petro.
From this comes the entire confidence of the Minister of the Interior, alphonse pradain interview with snail radio assured that the government has a very strong and broad coalition in the Congressand that despite the secrecy of the reform, it will be approved:
“The truth is that we have a very strong and broad coalition, but a coalition that has a huge capacity for criticism and divergence. In these upcoming projects, which are going to have enormous social content and profound changes, because surely the deliberation will be very strong and the deliberation in the streets is to freely express their support, their disagreements, their contributions”.
The presentation represents a significant step forward, firstly because the articles are finally public knowledge and secondly because the text would already be in front of the public. Congress to be debated. However, the head of the executive portfolio assures that it will be time for Colombians to review the 180-page document, and that after its analysis, contributions are presented to feed the reform.
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This was announced by the Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Parda, after a meeting with representatives of nine promotional entities
Although the government’s invitation to the February 14 marches was intended to support the health reform, Prada acknowledges that it would be impossible for all protesters to come out in favor of the initiative, for this reason he acknowledged that today’s expressions will be to show affection for the administration of Gustavo Petro:
“It’s that the project has just been presented, I agree that it is not known, so it is not a march in itself of support. There is affection for the government, and surely among the people leaving today, many of them voted for the president. Many of them voted because the reform is on the agenda as it was presented and people know the main lines. So the President’s intention is that in these conferences, as he is going to do today at 4 p.m., the content of the reform is explained”, he added in snail radio.
On February 16, extraordinary sessions begin in the Congresssummoned by the Minister of the Interiorto begin discussing the more than 30 initiatives the national government intends to carry out, including health reform.
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According to Gestarsalud, people could no longer choose who to affiliate them with and it is not clear who will respond to users and their needs.
In this same sense, alphonse prada who has also been appointed official spokesperson for the government, will be present in all the debates and deliberations whose central point is health reform, however, he is surprised at the absence of the minister Caroline Liege in the media, among other spaces, where this initiative is questioned:
“Of course you have to be in the media, I don’t know if he has personal or family misadventures, but the president’s instructions are that you have to deal with these reforms,” he concluded in snail radio.