During the day the Minister of Public Health, Luis Medina Ruizmet with Monica Gonzalezgeneral director of Mental Health and Addictions at Siprosa, with the aim of analyzing progress and planning new strategies to provide better quality of care to the community.
González commented that the progress of the first quarter of the year was presented and a comparative table of the last ten years was also made: “Although there was a decrease during the pandemic, an increase is seen starting in 2022. In this quarter the increase in The consultations have been taking place in the Obarrio, Avellaneda and Aguilares Center hospitals.”
The professional stated that it is planned to continue advancing to be able to provide greater attention to this problem from prevention and promotion, since it is multifactorial and must be worked on from an intersectoral perspective.
“We want to prevent the patient from entering into this issue of addictions. There is a low percentage of 12-year-old children, the largest age group that consults is 25 to 29 years old and followed by 30 to 39. 70 percent are men and 25 percent are women,” he indicated.
The general director of Mental Health and Addictions stressed that a response has been provided by the Public Health System, especially at the first and second levels to consider the comprehensive health of the patient.
