The crisis Argentina’s health system is experiencing is reflected in even the most unusual details. The patient cannot get over the shock. Not only did he have to buy medicine, but to his surprise, the prescription he was given was based on votes from the last provincial election.
The supply shortage has affected several health centers in the Alto Valley, which have reduced some services in recent weeks, including the delivery of medications. and other essential items that did not arrive on time. But this case was described as “the last straw”.
For a young man who visited Ernesto Arkham Hospital in Allentown over the weekend with a severe case of the flu, it came as a surprise to discover that the recipe was based on ballots from the last election.
The patient’s name is Ariel Zuñiga and he suffers from bronchitis. On Saturday, he went to the Allen Hospital emergency room with a high fever. He had a fever over 39 degrees, they gave him a shot and he left the clinic with the prescription medication.
When he arrived at the pharmacy, he was doubly surprised. For one thing, the price of the medicine: “Two pills cost me 18,000 pesos to treat the flu,” he said. “I told the pharmacist, are you kidding me? He looked at me with that ‘I’m not kidding you’ look.” I. The second surprise Zuniga got was when he flipped the recipe: “It says Listing 431. “
Alberto Weretilneck appeared in the newspapers as a candidate, and underneath Lorena Matzen’s name came from Radicals. It should be remembered that at the last provincial election in April, both political spheres were on the same ballot.
“What surprised me the most and caught my attention,” added the boy, “is that this recipe appeared on the ballot for the electoral list this April.” Ariel wanted to clear up the blame and made it clear: “I know they don’t have supplies in the hospital, It’s not their fault. Because they make recipes based on what they find. I want to believe they’ve said, yes, we have these leftover votes from the campaign, don’t litter, don’t throw away, recycle, we put They are given to health workers.”
He clarified, “The ideal situation would be for the hospital to have a blank checkbook with hospital payable and stamp you. But hey, they’ll do their best,” he concluded. Unusual, even incredible. But real.