The Secretary of Health for the Municipality of General Pueyrredón will present its “Network Accessibility” project in Mar del Plata to the World Health Organization. The presentation will take place at the Second Global Medical Device Forum.
The theme of the Forum, to be held between November 22 and 24 in Geneva, is focused on Priority Medical Devices for Universal Health Coverage.
“We are presenting network accessibility through medical technology, providing an example of the digitalization we carried out at the Municipal Health Department and all the equipment we have used to bring us closer to residents so that they can be properly served by the laboratory that visits the neighborhoods and the images that are taken”, said Alejandro Cristaldi, Undersecretary for Health and Director of the Medical Specialty Center (CEMA).
He also added: “All this has happened as a result of the city of Mar del Plata being chosen by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a sustainable city, making public transport more accessible as part of a healthier lifestyle and we are very happy”.
The project was chosen from among 352 participants from 63 countries throughout the world and is based on the Model Health System implemented in the Area of General Pueyrredón – from 2007 to the present day – focusing on the Right to Access to Healthcare of all residents.
The project is directed by the Department of Health which is run by the Director of Medical Technology of the Municipality, Germán Giles, who will go to Switzerland to present the initiative and share his experiences with other countries.
Source: Municipalidad de General Pueyrredón
