Cuban doctors will face extraordinary lack of professional The industry is in the Calabria region of Italy. This is the recipe that the regional government, now in the hands of a right-wing coalition, has chosen and almost asked Cuba to send. 500 doctors to fill the vacancy.
The unprecedented announcement was made by Calabria governor Roberto Occhiuto, who announced that the decision had been made after “several calls” to “abandon” places to replace missing doctors. “There are not enough doctors in our hospitals. There are not enough doctors in Italy. All regions (of the country) are doing their best to recruit them and they are not succeeding,” said Occhiuto.
“What to do? Close the hospitals? Close the emergency services?” He continued, explaining that he had signed an agreement with the Cuban government for this reason. an agreement that provides sending up to 497 doctors from different specialtiescoming to the region from next september, Occhiuto has determined. According to Italian media, Cuban doctors will receive a salary and travel expenses will be covered by Calabria.
help in times of covid
Cuba has medical personnel in various countries of the world. In Italy, Cuban medical teams gained notoriety during the days of traumatic events in March 2020. Beginning of Sars-CoV-2 pandemic in ItalyThe Cuban government was one of the first to announce that it had sent a doctor to Lombardy, one of the most affected areas. Later, the Piedmont region, always located in the north of the country, also received help from doctors from the Caribbean island.
Indeed, it is not Italy’s first choice. extraordinary solutions to the shortage of health personnel, a situation that is exacerbated by the pandemic, as in the case of Spain. Already in 2019, the two regions of Italy, Veneto and Molise, announced a plan to fill the missing staff with retired doctors by reassigning them to public hospitals. However, due to some legal obstacles, this proposal did not achieve the expected results.
One of the reasons for the shortage of health personnel in Italy is the cuts made after the economic crisis in Italy after 2007. In parallel, it also hit the industry. many young doctors emigrated to other countries – for example Germany – where they have higher wages and better working conditions during these years.
The Italian education system didn’t help either. This is because only one of the universities offering specialized courses limited number of students every year.
Even so, the statement about Cuban doctors also provoked the public. anger of many doctors Stating that local experts working in Calabria are forced to work in difficult situations and without the necessary financial recognition, Dr. Instead, others have said that such solutions should only be achieved in extreme cases. The Anaao Assomed doctors union said the first thing to do should be “trying to attract Italian doctors”.
calabrian drama
The case of Calabria is particularly dramatic. Since 2010, health institutions in the region have been intervened by the state. mismanagement and organized crime infiltrations. So much so that Calabria has to pay around 300 million euros a year for patients who need to be treated in centers in other parts of the country.
The situation is so serious that in some towns, like Locri, some calls were canceled because no doctors agreed to travel to work in that city, says Massimo Scura, a former Calabria public health commissioner from 2015 to 2018. “We must not forget this. (in 2005) Francesco Fortugno“A doctor and politician working at Locri was assassinated,” Scura told this newspaper.