The Citizen Revolution audited hospitals due to a lack of medicines.

Assembly member Cristina Jácome, from the Revolución Ciudadana movement, initiated an oversight process due to the severe shortage of medicines in public hospitals. In her speech, she detailed the critical situation in the country's health centers and reported the lack of professionals and adequate infrastructure.

Jácome sent seven requests for information to the Minister of Health, Juan Bernardo Sánchez, to clarify irregularities in budget execution, vaccine management, and payments to external providers. According to the IDB, Ecuador is among the countries with the worst health efficiency, ranking 54th out of 71.

During a visit to the Guayaquil Specialty Hospital, the legislator warned of a progressive deterioration in services, stating that the neglect is not exclusive to the current government. Citizen complaints about lack of timely care and inactive operating rooms prompted the oversight process from the Health Commission.

The requirements include reports on budget execution between 2023 and 2025, details of medicine stock, technical justifications for the use of fractional vaccine doses, and payments to the PAHO Revolving Fund. The minister has a period of ten days to respond as provided by the Legislative Law.

The lack of transparency and planning in the health system reflects the consequences of inefficient management, dragged by years of poor public administration. Meanwhile, families face endless waits and limited medical care.

The case demonstrates how bureaucracy and populism have deteriorated essential services in Ecuador. A transformation is urgently needed that prioritizes technical management over ideological discourse and puts the citizen at the center, not the party.