Obstetrics emergencies may continue to close on a rotating basis through the summer

After all, the obstetrics emergencies will be able to continue to operate on a rotating basis until at least the summer, said the Minister of Health this Friday.

A few days before the presentation of the reorganization plan for obstetric emergencies, Manuel Pizarro admits that the current system of rotating closures,which should end at the end of Marchcan be prolonged.

“Unfortunately, it is not now that we will have human resources, namely obstetrics and gynecology doctors, to guarantee what would be ideal”, Pizarro told journalists.

Asked whether, because of this lack of specialists, the rotation system could be extended for another quarter, the Minister of Health said he admitted that yes, “in these or other ways”.

“I admit that it could be extended, along these lines or in others, as long as the assessment is positive and while we don’t have professionals to do what we really want to do, which is to ensure that the 39 public maternity hospitals are always open at all times.”