The controversy over health reform brought about by the government of President Gustavo Petro, who says the country’s health system, which has ruled since August 2022, has not stopped. “This is one of the worst in the world”. Now, the president is attacking a prestigious British magazine Lancet for the scale that has been given to the health model in Colombia.

In his speech to Labor Dayon the balcony Narin PalaceThe Head of State recalled that former President Juan Manuel Santos, and other state figures, had used the conclusions from this well-known medical publication to reduce harsh accusations.

“What are those words those who repeat again and again media telling people we have one of the bestworld health system”starting with the remarks of the President of the Republic, implying just that LancetHe is suspected of lying and deceiving. “What a big lie. What a way to cheat.” guaranteed.

It must be remembered that last Palm Sunday, the president had become controversial because through his very controversial Twitter, he said that this meant something great Britain classifies the Colombian health system as negative, having given it position 74.

The president had to remove his publication just hours later because of the thousands of replies that, among other things, indicated that I misread Report. One of them is the former Minister of Education, Alexander Gaviriawho told him: “President, this is the 35th position. Of course it can be improved.”

The rating that the president promulgated at the time was that of the company Ceoworld Magazine, unknown in the scientific community, because it is intended for a business audience, more than academic. However, without recanting his guilt, Petro shared, now yes, a report from Lancet with the statement: “We are in 81st position and most of the major Latin American countries are ahead.”

Since then he has remained firm in that position the system must be reformed with which Colombia went to clinics, hospitals and health centres to be treated.

Moreover, on that occasion, Petro even mentioned the position given by the foreign media to the regime Miguel Diaz Canel in Cuba and assures that, despite the fact that the island is experiencing a deep crisis, in that health problem better than your own country.

Despite the blockade Cuba is in a better position Because (Lancet) placing it in 55th place. North Americans, who should have been in first place, placed 29th, showing that no matter how much money is invested in private business, money for health is not achieved effectively”, Petro affirmed in front of thousands of spectators.

Latin American countries that appear in the report Lancetand which is in a higher position than Colombia, is Chilli (49), Cuba (55), Costa Rica (62), Uruguay (68). All this with a population that doesn’t even make up half that of Colombia. While the country is located above Panama, Argentina, Venezuelan, Mexico, peruvian, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia.

Inside it balcony, Petro also insisted that after the presentation of the project that left former minister Carolina Corcho today out of government, private companies should be encouraged to no longer manage the funds provided by the Colombian State for health.

In fact, and as he has done on other occasions, Petro questioned the project for which former President Álvaro Uribe submitted a positive report to Act 100, in 1993, when he was still a senator. “By slowing down medical intervention, millions of Colombians have died since its release The law of 100 can be saved”added the president.