CTA Aut\u00f3noma Calls for Marches Across Argentina for Venezuela<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIn Argentina, approximately 7,000 children are born each year with congenital heart defects. Nearly 50% require surgery in their first year of life,\u201d the Argentine Federation of Cardiology (FAC) stated in a press release, emphasizing that \u201csince the creation of the PNCC, mortality from these causes has been drastically reduced\u201d thanks to a network coordinated by the national government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Congenital Heart Disease Coordination Center (PNCC) had 15 specialized centers distributed throughout the country, categorized according to their complexity, and a technical team of seven professionals who ensured the immediate referral of patients through the Integrated Health Information System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This system allowed for approximately 800 surgical procedures to be performed annually and the management of more than 6,000 case notifications. Over time, it also incorporated fetal diagnosis and care for at-risk pregnancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Ministry of Health, headed by Mario Lugones, decided not to renew the contracts of three members of the coordinating team, which led to the collective resignation of the rest of the staff. In an internal letter, Mar\u00eda Eugenia Olivetti, one of the team members, reported that \u201cthe medical team of the Congenital Heart Disease Coordinating Center has been dismissed\u201d after 15 years of working together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The consequences are immediate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFamilies from the Cardiocong\u00e9nitas Argentina collective warn that there are already patients on the waiting list, an unprecedented situation until Javier Milei took office. \u201cWhen Milei took office, the waiting list for surgery was zero. Today, there are already patients on the waiting list,\u201d denounced Luc\u00eda Wajsman, a leader of the group and mother of a teenager with congenital heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wajsman emphasized that \u201ccongenital heart defects are compatible with life in 95% of cases when they are operated on,\u201d and lamented: \u201cWhat is being dismantled is the right to life of our sons and daughters.\u201d She also revealed that one of the arguments used to justify the cuts is the supposed decline in the birth rate: \u201cSince fewer children are being born, fewer professionals are needed. It\u2019s a disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Milei, during his time as a congressman, had already rejected the Congenital Heart Disease Law (No. 27,713), passed in 2023, stating that it \u201cimplied greater state intervention in the lives of individuals and also entailed more expenses,\u201d and that his vote was based on \u201cliberal ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Argentine Federation of Cardiology (FAC) and family groups demanded the immediate reconsideration of the measure, arguing that its elimination \u201ccarries direct and immediate risks: increased infant mortality and the disruption of the Federal Network.\u201d Furthermore, they warn that the decision violates the Pediatric Emergency Law, which obligates the state to guarantee pediatric cardiovascular surgeries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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