President Sergio Mattarella on Monday
called on Italian authorities to remove territorial gaps in the
national health services, making sure that services were as far
as possible the same in all parts of the country in line with
the Italian Constitution.
There is a big north-south gap in the health service and a lot
of 'health tourism' from the south to the north.
The government's new 'differentiated autonomy' plans will make
this worse, critics say.
"To ensure that the effectiveness of research results does not
encounter obstacles, it is necessary to remove and overcome
conditions of territorial gap," Mattarella told a ceremony
celebrating "Research Days".
"It is our responsibility to ensure that these gaps do not arise
in the fight against cancer.
"Universality of care and equal rights are indispensable
principles of the Republic, as prescribed by the Constitution".
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