Cagliari, thousands of people in the streets to claim the "right to health"

Thousands of people in the square in Cagliari to ask the institutions for greater attention to regional health and the prompt resolution of the problems that afflict the island's health system.

The procession - promoted by the "Sardinian Network - Defense of Public Health" and which brings together the numerous committees - started from the Basilica of Bonaria and stopped under the building of the Regional Council.

Among the claims of the demonstrators, the right to health and the maintenance and revitalization of territorial structures.

"The value of the event is extraordinary - explained the spokeswoman for the Network Claudia Zuncheddu - delegations are arriving from all points of Sardinia and the smaller islands, this is significant for the state of health of the public system, unfortunately totally paralyzed: we were in an emergency before Covid, the virus was then the alibi that helped to permanently close our local services. Our great concern is also the budget of all chronic patients and new sick people who have not had access throughout this year and a half. to care ".

Now, added Zuncheddu, "the data on life expectancy have collapsed and this is disturbing, we hope that the political class will listen".

"We have listened to the request of the territories most affected by the crisis and we are here for this - said the president of Anci Emiliano Deiana - our task is to open a channel of dialogue between the territories and the institutions". According to Deiana, "the council commission with the new president will be able to give a new impulse and the department and the Ats must become aware that something must be done".

The mayors are also in the square. That of Nuoro and president of Cal, Andrea Soddu, according to whom "health is in a comatose state. We have had many promises from the Region, of recruitment and stabilization, and scrolling of the rankings, but nothing has yet been seen". And, among others, the mayor of Escolca, Eugenio Lai, exponent of Leu, who explains: "Above all, we claim the right of inland areas to have access to treatment. In these two and a half years we have only witnessed announcements and incorrect choices . The time has come for answers ".

Finally, the center-left regional councilors and the Cinquestelle Movement were also present at the procession.

(Unioneonline / lf)