Samarios protest again against Gustavo Petro’s reforms

With banners, white dresses and chants, users of the EPS, health unions and citizens in general, met the appointment that had been scheduled for days. The sit-in that started around 5:00 in the afternoon will be there until 7:00 at night, with the purpose of facing this reform that, to date, It has left more concern than peace of mind among Colombians.

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In the new day of mobilization

the senator for the party was also present Democratic Center, Honorio Henríquez, who since his participation in Congress has established his position before the bill presented by the Minister Carolina Corcho.

Through his Twitter account, the political leader spoke about the care that the health system currently has in Colombia. Henríquez stated: “In #Colombia Nearly 800 million services are provided per year; 2.2 million daily; 91,116 services per hour and 1,500 per minute. Is this happening on a system that doesn’t work? From #Santa Marta we ask for a just reform“.

In the middle of the sit-in, one of the participants expressed “Who is going to attend to us now? Many of us cannot travel to claim a medication or seek an authorization and with the Petro reform we are forced to look for them. They take the medicines home to me, I have my authorizations by phone, but now? Not everyone will have access to these primary care centers. It is true, health needs reform, but not like this. They are affecting us, the people”.