The Minister of Health, Alexandru Rafila, said on Saturday, June 7, that the way he managed the Covid-19 Pandemic is the most important achievement of his mandate.
Alexandru Rafila spoke about his achievements as a minister. Photo: YouTube video capture
“The biggest challenge and I think I managed correctly with my colleagues (…) This is how I managed the pandemic. When I arrived at the Ministry of Health, November 25, 2021, if you remember, the schools were closed, the economic activity was blocked, the economic agents … I did not go to the church. hospital to assistance in ambulators ”, Rafila said in a show on Prima TV, according to News.ro. In a month and a half, the ministry has opened 230 outpatient centers throughout the country, he said.
Investments in the sanitary infrastructure are the second category of achievements that Rafila has highlighted. “As the activity continued, there were many projects, there are some controversial, the colleagues help you in quotation marks, because no one does not agree with the notoriety and especially the confidence you transmit. There were very heavy projects and the second calup, if you want, of achievements, I would tell them in the investment area,” said the minister.
Another topic addressed was the National Plan of Redress and Resility (PNRR) in the field of health. Rafila told that, when taking over the mandate, she did not know where the document was. “First of all, the PNRR, who, when I arrived at the ministry, did not know where he was. I had not found him. He was on a stick. Mr. Cseke Attila who was interim minister, found a stick that we gave us and found out what is the national program of recovery and resilience.Rafila said, criticizing the lack of transparency of the previous team.
The minister also stated that 22 counties were not initially included in the list of eligible hospitals for financing. Subsequently, the ministry managed to unlock the program and sign 24 financing contracts.
“We managed to make 2,500 family medicine offices renovated and equipped. I did 69 outstanding outpatients. So more than double, I had 30, I did 69. (…) So I had this delay. What can I tell you? I signed 24 financing contracts. There are between 12 and 14 goals that will be completed. added Rafila.
