The opposition leader accused the administration of Luis Abinader of lacking a vision for the future and of having lost authority following the corruption scandal (currently under investigation) involving the National Health Insurance (Senasa).

“Education has to change. And in public health, the collapse it is experiencing is terrible, indescribable. Public health has become a patient in itself,” Fernandez said during a meeting with journalists in Santiago de los Caballeros.

The former president

criticized the government for, as he put it, failing to keep fundamental promises and allowing the deterioration of key areas for the population.

He also denounced the delay and paralysis of important infrastructure projects in the northern region, including the Santiago Monorail.

Last week, the Popular Force (FP) denounced that the National Health Service (Senasa) is experiencing a profound financial and managerial crisis, reflected in an accumulated debt of nearly 10 billion pesos (approximately US$156 million) with private providers and an increase in delinquency rates, which rose from less than 1 percent to 44 percent.

According to the opposition organization, this situation jeopardizes the sustainability of the health system and could affect the continuity of services offered to the population.

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