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Dead silence in the case of pregnant
Edwin Martinez, widow of Iliana Rivera, challenged the governor to publicly tell the truth regarding what really is happening in the country with deaths from the virus AH1N1. (Primera Hora / Andre Kang)
Friday, 14 August 2009
Barbara J. Rosa Figueroa Maritza D?az Alcaide and / Primera Hora
Over a period of one week, three women died of AH1N1 virus, a health problem that the victims' families awarded to inaction and "unimportant" that the Government has given the matter in recent weeks.
In fact, Edwin Martinez, Iliana Rivera's husband, one of the females who died last Sunday because of flu, they launched a public challenge to the governor appointed Luis Fortu?o and the Health Secretary, Ricardo Moscoso, to give face "and tell people the truth about the deaths that are occurring in the country."
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The message was blunt and urged officials to observe their wives and children and imagine prostrate on a bed with this disease. "Imagine what life would be without them ... Stand in front after a camera and tell the people to me and tell me that nothing is happening here, "he said.
At the statements, he regretted the deaths but denied that his administration has lowered the alert to the threat of viruses, which so far has affected over 2,000 people on the Island
"We have not lowered our guard. On the contrary, we have always said, since April, they (women) are at the highest risk groups. Indeed, in several press conferences that we were going to several deaths among pregnant women and said, for example, cases that occurred in Michigan, "said Fortu?o.
However, the executive insisted that he is responsible for administering clinical care given to patients, because this is a matter for specialists.
"Remember that the government is not providing care, are doctors. In this regard, the Department of Health has urged doctors to take special care to pregnant women because they are one of the most dangerous, "he said, despite the deaths to which he referred occurred precisely in a public hospital.
Fortu?o went further and said that "unfortunately" the fatal happening and will continue to be in the hands of citizens "to be very careful."
"In fact, what he said the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is that it is expected that in these two years, 40% of the population will be infected and that this (the infection) will continue occurring at an accelerated pace, "he said.
Moscoso prefers silence
Meanwhile, the designated secretary of health, Ricardo Moscoso, said his press spokesman, Rosa Rivera, chose not to pay claims to the press yesterday about this or any topic related to the agency.
"At the moment, (Moscoso) is in the process of reviewing the many topics to the Department of Health. Therefore, today we will not be available for interviews, "said Rivera.
The insistence of First Time interview Moscoso is because until this week he was serving as medical director of University Adult Hospital in Rio Piedras.
In fact, the widows of two of the dead youth said they also talked personally with the obstetrician gynecologist on the health of their wives, who by that time were living in care in the intensive area of the clinic.
"I talked to him, because he felt that doctors did not clear and I were talking about, besides, he had complaints about the treatment he was giving to my wife. And he (Moscoso) what I said is that Iliana was not alone and that the virus was out of a problem and they (doctors) did not understand the disease, "Martinez said he told the official.
"Well, you have to feel frustrated well," adding that he told Moscoso, who replied in the affirmative.
Google translation:
Dead silence in the case of pregnant
Edwin Martinez, widow of Iliana Rivera, challenged the governor to publicly tell the truth regarding what really is happening in the country with deaths from the virus AH1N1. (Primera Hora / Andre Kang)
Friday, 14 August 2009
Barbara J. Rosa Figueroa Maritza D?az Alcaide and / Primera Hora
Over a period of one week, three women died of AH1N1 virus, a health problem that the victims' families awarded to inaction and "unimportant" that the Government has given the matter in recent weeks.
In fact, Edwin Martinez, Iliana Rivera's husband, one of the females who died last Sunday because of flu, they launched a public challenge to the governor appointed Luis Fortu?o and the Health Secretary, Ricardo Moscoso, to give face "and tell people the truth about the deaths that are occurring in the country."
* Find more information on our special swine flu.
The message was blunt and urged officials to observe their wives and children and imagine prostrate on a bed with this disease. "Imagine what life would be without them ... Stand in front after a camera and tell the people to me and tell me that nothing is happening here, "he said.
At the statements, he regretted the deaths but denied that his administration has lowered the alert to the threat of viruses, which so far has affected over 2,000 people on the Island
"We have not lowered our guard. On the contrary, we have always said, since April, they (women) are at the highest risk groups. Indeed, in several press conferences that we were going to several deaths among pregnant women and said, for example, cases that occurred in Michigan, "said Fortu?o.
However, the executive insisted that he is responsible for administering clinical care given to patients, because this is a matter for specialists.
"Remember that the government is not providing care, are doctors. In this regard, the Department of Health has urged doctors to take special care to pregnant women because they are one of the most dangerous, "he said, despite the deaths to which he referred occurred precisely in a public hospital.
Fortu?o went further and said that "unfortunately" the fatal happening and will continue to be in the hands of citizens "to be very careful."
"In fact, what he said the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is that it is expected that in these two years, 40% of the population will be infected and that this (the infection) will continue occurring at an accelerated pace, "he said.
Moscoso prefers silence
Meanwhile, the designated secretary of health, Ricardo Moscoso, said his press spokesman, Rosa Rivera, chose not to pay claims to the press yesterday about this or any topic related to the agency.
"At the moment, (Moscoso) is in the process of reviewing the many topics to the Department of Health. Therefore, today we will not be available for interviews, "said Rivera.
The insistence of First Time interview Moscoso is because until this week he was serving as medical director of University Adult Hospital in Rio Piedras.
In fact, the widows of two of the dead youth said they also talked personally with the obstetrician gynecologist on the health of their wives, who by that time were living in care in the intensive area of the clinic.
"I talked to him, because he felt that doctors did not clear and I were talking about, besides, he had complaints about the treatment he was giving to my wife. And he (Moscoso) what I said is that Iliana was not alone and that the virus was out of a problem and they (doctors) did not understand the disease, "Martinez said he told the official.
"Well, you have to feel frustrated well," adding that he told Moscoso, who replied in the affirmative.