Nijedan ministar nije ovako ponizio lekare kao Lončar: Izjava o listama čekanja je kap koja je prelila čašu
Nismo ispunili obećanje i ne možemo sada da ga ispunimo do kraja 2026. godine za liste čekanja oko kukova i kolena, naveo je na sednici Vlade predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić, kritikujući ministra zdravlja Zlatibora Lončara da nije bilo dovoljno to što je do sada urađeno.
TL;DR
- Serbia will not eliminate waiting lists for hip and knee replacements by the end of 2026 as promised.
- President Vučić criticized Health Minister Lončar for not doing enough to address waiting lists.
- Minister Lončar stated that the public healthcare system depends on President Vučić's leadership.
- Doctors interviewed by Danas called the statements political marketing and a disgrace to the healthcare system.
- A proposed solution to reduce waiting lists involves hiring more staff and paying for overtime.
- The current waiting list for hip and knee replacements includes 26,364 patients.
- A non-governmental organization suggests that waiting lists are a result of corrupt regulations, not objective reasons.
- The organization called for changes to systemic laws to allow citizens free choice of doctors in public or private sectors funded by the Republic Health Insurance Fund.