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More than 30 health organizations achieve historic consensus: they summon presidential candidates to a national dialogue
In an unprecedented event for the Colombian health system, more than 30 organizations in the sector have reached a historic consensus to build a common agenda on the future of health in the country and have convened presidential candidates for a national conversation to be held on May 14 in Bogotá.
TL;DR
- More than 30 Colombian health organizations achieved a historic consensus on the future of the health system.
- The initiative includes patients, scientific societies, hospitals, EPS, the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and guilds.
- A document titled 'Consensus for the Future of the Health Sector - Bases for a Responsible Dialogue on the Future of the System' presents concrete proposals.
- The presidential candidates are invited to a national conversation on May 14th in Bogotá.
- Health is identified as a top national concern for Colombians, surpassing issues like corruption and unemployment.
- The consensus document consolidates 14 strategic proposals grouped into six thematic blocks: governance, financial sustainability, insurance and care models, human talent, access to health technologies, and health as a driver of development.
- Key proposals include measures for continuity of treatments, timely payments to professionals, resource flow stabilization, strengthening primary healthcare, and promoting research and innovation.
- The Presidential Conversation 'Health, a Cause That Unites Us' will be broadcast nationally.
- Candidates Roy Barreras, Claudia López, and Paloma Valencia have confirmed their participation.