The Peruvian Government works on reducing social gaps and unlocking those projects aimed at improving health care provision,
Mrs. Boluarte participated in a technical seminar to address the unlocking of health sector investment projects.
Within this framework, the Head of State requested the
Comptroller General's Office to monitor the execution processes so as to guarantee the development of said public works.
According to the top official, 57 health projects will be unlocked during the first stage.
In this regard, Mrs. Boluarte stressed that "there is money; we must just unlock the projects."
The President mentioned that, during these three months in office, money has been injected to execute public infrastructure works at the national level.
She mentioned that, according to the Comptroller General's report, there are 1,879 stalled public works nationwide —with a budget of more than S/21 billion (over US$5.543 billion).
Of this total, 1,335 public works correspond to local governments, 351 to national government entities, and 193 to regional governments.
Thus, the regions with the highest number of stalled public works are Cusco (288), Puno (232), Piura (114), Cajamarca (113), and Ancash (110).
Moreover, the President mentioned that she is working with the Congress of the Republic to present a legislative initiative to allow the Executive Branch to continue executing public works that are judicialized.
In this sense, she called on the Judiciary to support said initiative.
Concerning the health sector, the Head of State asked Peruvian authorities to work jointly. She said health has no political colors, adding that it is a right which must be guaranteed for the entire population.
The top official also noted it is necessary to raise awareness among personnel so as to take care of health institutions' equipment with the aim of offering a better service to the population.
"We, as a State, and if we work for the State, we have the major responsibility of taking care of the equipment because it doesn't have a low price and it will save thousands of lives," she concluded.