No reprisals against striking medical staff Health Minister

Minister of Health, Franklin Vergara, said  Monday November 7, there will be o retaliation against professionals who participated in the doctor-initiated strike.

They struck because of their concerns over privatization and want  the bill that created the public- private partnership (PPP)rejected.

 "There will be no retaliation," Vergara said during a meeting with representatives of the National Negotiating Medical Commission (Comenenal). 

It will give security to the doctors so they can call off the strike, he said.

Vergara told the media that the topics included in the draft law. 349 will be widely discussed, as the president Ricardo Martinelli said.

Vergara insisted that the strike was completely unnecessary from the beginning.