The impatience keeps on rising among the citizens of Suto Orizari. At this moment, not a single GP is in the polyclinic of this municipality which has 3000 patients. This is only worsening the work and endangers the health while the virus is spreading like a wild fire. If the citizens get infected, they will not be able to make an appointment to test themselves.

That is why the Initiative for Development and Inclusion of the Communities from Skopje gave a symbolic award to the polyclinic as “The Worst Polyclinic in the city”.

The Government said during today’s press conference that they haven’t received an official demand from the initiative regarding this issue, however, they note that the Ministry of Health cannot appoint new GPs.

"There are legal procedures for how someone can open an office as a GP. These are regulated by the Health Care Act and the by-laws such as: Regulations for the necessary space, equipment and professional staff for establishment, starting work and performing the health activity in a health institution. "Since all these procedures are completed, the Ministry has only issued a work permit," said the Government.

"Our appeal to all is that in the course of a pandemic, we must not allow citizens to be left without health care and a pediatrician," he said.

This is happening while 250 general practitioners, of whom only one Roma, reported as unemployed, according to the information that the initiative received from the Employment Agency.

"Of particular concern is the ignorant relationship between the institutions and the Ministry of Health. It cannot be said that they are constantly announcing advertisements for concessionaires and that nothing is taken, when we know that the most marginalized population lives here, which is in social risk and they need primary health care at the same level ", added Salija Bekir Halim from the Initiative for Roma Women of Shuto Orizari.

Link: https://www.radiomof.mk/zhitelite-na-shuto-orizari-se-nadevaat-deka-zlatna-ripka-kje-im-go-reshi-problemot-so-matichnite-lekari/

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