Short duration of gestation and low birth weight are some of symptoms observed by the specialists among the poorest people of the city. Malnutrition, or poor nutrition, as the immediate cause. Social plans exist, but not executed. By Robert Navarro
While in the country, infant mortality decreased by 9 percent in the last three years, in the city of Buenos Aires the number of children killed in their first year of life increased by 10 percent between 2007 and 2010. So, last year the district administered by Mauricio Macri 396 newborn babies died. If the evolution of the city would have been similar to the national average of 76 deaths have been avoided. According to Buenos Aires Ministry of Health, the leading cause of infant mortality "is the short length of gestation and low birth weight." The experts consulted by Página/12 say that "these problems are mainly caused by undernutrition or malnutrition." The situation of children is directly related to the deterioration of social indicators in the city. According to a report by the Foundation for Public Policy Analysis, headed by Leonardo Botto, "while the rest of the country decreased unemployment and poverty, between the third quarter of 2007 and the same period of 2010, unemployment in the city Uploader 10 percent and poverty rose by 10.5 percent. "
The mortality rate is directly related to socioeconomic conditions and the health system. Maximum Diosque, Deputy Minister of Health of the Nation, told Pagina/12 that "Capital said the plan did not care to pregnant women and there is bad in the care of infants. It's very clear the difference of evolution with the rest of the country. In the south of the city's system is not working, because people are not having access to good health. Anyway, being born in an unfavorable and then go to a hospital as dangerous for the baby. In these places there is good care pregnancy. The level of implementation of programs the city is very low. The Plan Nacer, Macri received and did not use resources. " For his part, Dr. Jorge Selser, former director of Argerich Hospital, said: "The infant mortality rate is primarily a result of malnutrition, poor nutrition, poor conditions of pregnancy of the mother and because it fails to control maternal and child health. "
Although no figures are available broken down by districts, the newspaper confirmed with a source of the city that most child deaths in 2010 occurred in Villa Lugano, Villa Riachuelo Villa Soldati, areas in which steadily increasing the number of people of towns and settlements, to the political void of urbanization macrista administration. It is in these neighborhoods, abandoned by the city government, where malnutrition and lack of sanitation is paid with the loss of lives of the kids.
The reasons why the development of the city's infant mortality runs counter to the rest of the country are many: decreased spending on health, social development and sanitation, lack of policy development of villas, rising unemployment and poverty , Mauricio Macri veto laws that had benefited mothers and children and the non-implementation of Plan Nacer, designed and funded by the national government for the whole country, among others.
Line by line, how different management shortcomings affecting infant mortality is described by experts as follows:
Health Expenditure: A study of the Fetyp, the foundation of economic studies led by Deputy Economy, Roberto Feletti, in 2007 the budget of the Ministry of Health of the City accounted for 24 percent of the total budget Buenos Aires, in 2010 fell to 19.4 percent. The first figure gives an idea of \u200b\u200bthe importance it attaches macrista management to health and why increases infant mortality in the city. In addition to detract resources in the budget health, Macri subejecutó within three years of budget expenditures, in 2007 spent only 68 percent of the money they had for health, in 2008, 72 per cent in 2009, 73 percent in 2010 , 71 percent. According to experts, the sanitary conditions are essential in the early years of life. The implementation of the 2010 budget in sanitation works in the city was 1.5 percent of the total.
Births and Subsidies: The Birth Plan introduced a new relationship between government and the provinces, and between them and the public effectors. The transfer of resources is done from the fulfillment of goals, which are nominalized, consensual and audited. Thus, the Plan Nacer has contributed since its inception in 2005, to plan and effectively coordinate national and provincial strategies for health. This policy seeks to reduce the rate of maternal and infant mortality and promote the accessibility of health services to pregnant women, postpartum women and children up to 6 years with no social work. In the past three years, the city of Buenos Aires only met 19 percent of the estimated enrollment goals on the pattern of the Universal by Son of the Anses. Of the total of funds transferred by way of transfers capitate 1,137,957 pesos, the city has just transferred to effectors the sum of 39,161 pesos, which means that 96.6 percent of the funds transferred by the office to the city are fixed (see separate article).
Employment: In the third quarter of 2007, when Mauricio Macri took the Head of Government of Buenos Aires, unemployment in the city was 5.1 percent. A year later, with the economy growing at full steam, the de-ployment in the city had jumped to 5.3 percent. During the 2009 crisis was the district in which most fire unemployment rate reached 7.8 percent. In the third quarter of 2010 fell to 5.6 percent, 10 percent above the rate he inherited Macri. In the last three years unemployment national down 8.5 percent to 7.5 percent. And there are provinces such as La Rioja and Jujuy, which are below the city for the first time in history, with unemployment at 5 percent.
Poverty: As with employment, the lack of specific policies that led the city during the crisis of 2009 greatly increased poverty. Thus, the poverty rate rose from 5.3 percent in the second half of 2008 to 6.1 in the second of 2009, an increase of 18 percent in one year. In the same period, Salta lowered its poverty rate from 22.7 to 13.5 percent, from 12.7 to 8.1 Neuquén and Santa Cruz from 2.2 to 1.1 percent. In the first half of 2010, the last name index, with the economy again growing at 9 percent per year, poverty in the city was 5.9 percent, more than 10 percent higher than in 2008.
Housing: In the city, 129 thousand people live in 23 villages and settlements and in 2007 was 95 000. Macri has no policy of urbanization of villas and just build homes. Since 2007, the execution level of expenditure on housing fell significantly, increased from 86 percent three years ago to 52 percent in 2009. The retreat this year was very strong: in the first ten months only implemented 18 percent. Slightly more than 70 million pesos. Of that total, 60 million pesos were administrative expenses. Macri's government did not use the money he attended the Nation: 139 million pesos. This amount is 200 percent above the national treasury money for housing, 2007, the year the city received on this account 43.7 million pesos.
Vetoes: Mauricio Macri, who was presented to society as the man who came to change the policy in three years, he carried 71 vetoes laws arising from the Legislature of Buenos Aires. Several foster better health. The 3332 Act included funds for children's health books and adolescents for the sanitary control essential to collect the Universal and Son. Macri vetoed it. The 2566 Act spurred the creation state laboratory had cheaper drugs remedies purchased by hospitals and, when patients in need, are released for outpatient treatment. Macri vetoed it. Source
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