, but they need a better organization, Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti affirmed on Tuesday.
"Former (Health) Minister Zulema Tomas is at the head of our mission (...) I have left a message for the governor (Elmer Caceres Llica) to engage in coordination with her," Mazzetti expressed.
It must be noted that the mission is joined by
Social Health Insurance System (EsSalud) Executive-President Fiorella Molinelli and 80 health professionals, who bring 150 oxygen cylinders to the region.
Likewise, the minister criticized the fact that not enough resources had been mobilized in
Arequipa to face the pandemic, that personal protective equipment (PPE) had not been purchased or distributed, and that it is necessary to catch up on payments to health staff and hire a greater number of professionals.
"We can overcome this pandemic by working together (...). We have to make quick decisions and be aware of the weaknesses," she remarked.
Quarantine
The government official said that if this trend remains in place, it will be necessary to assess tougher measures. "There is always the possibility of
quarantine, but there are also alternatives that we must consider," she stated.
"The virus kills, but hunger and despair also kill us, too," she emphasized. Thus, the Minsa head called on the population to take extreme measures of self-care to avoid becoming infected, given that the health system makes an enormous effort. However, it has limits.