While the ultra-Kirchnerist governor of Buenos Aires Province, Axel Kicillof, is funding a "Federal March for Public Health" promoted by K groups, the children's hospital Garrahan, the very institution in whose name the mobilization is being organized, continues to face financial difficulties due to a multi-million peso debt owed by the Buenos Aires government.
The Instituto de Obra Médico Asistencial (IOMA), the provincial health insurance provider under the direct control of Kicillof's administration, has an outstanding debt of $4.135 billion with Garrahan, one of Argentina's leading pediatric centers and a regional benchmark in pediatric medical care.
The existence of the debt was confirmed by the Secretary of Worship and Civilization, Nahuel Sotelo, who also reported that this situation compromises the hospital's operations at a critical moment.
Despite this situation, Governor Kicillof decided to fund a march in the name of "defending public health," which will depart from Congress to Plaza de Mayo and will be led by the Kirchnerist front Fuerza Patria. The political event is centered on condemning the government of Javier Milei, whom they accuse of defunding the healthcare system.
