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The new management of Paraguay's social security institute has found 67 inherited criminal cases, including high-impact investigations and delays of up to a decade, and plans to speed up investigations to recover funds.
ipsisaias-fretespablo-morinigoIPS President Isaías Fretes discovered hospital equipment valued at $20 million abandoned and unused at the Central Hospital, prompting the opening of audits and the possibility of reports to the Public Ministry for alleged damage to public property.
ipsisaias-freteshospital-centralandeNurses leave Paraguay's social security institute IPS due to low wages and migrate to countries like Germany and Italy, while healthcare professionals protest for better working conditions and salary adjustments.
ipsisaias-fretesIPS canceled tenders that included items removed from its formulary, following the withdrawal of 23 products — 12 vaccines and 11 medications — as part of a broader review that eliminated 916 items from the institution's official supplies list.
ipsisaias-fretesThe IPS Board of Directors unanimously approved a private godparent sponsorship proposal presented by board member Mirtha Arias to improve the conditions, considered precarious and inhumane, of shelters for relatives of hospitalized patients. A pilot plan will be implemented after discussions with pharmaceutical chambers and the institution's suppliers.
ipsinstituto-de-prevision-socialmirtha-ariasisaias-fretesThe president of IPS, Isaías Fretes, found leaks in 80% of the roof of Clínica 12 de Junio in Asunción, a hospital that opened just a year and a half ago and also suffers from issues such as a non-functioning water pump, a kitchen closed for over 18 months, and a flooded X-ray department. He has called for a comprehensive technical, administrative, and contractual audit to determine accountability.
ipsclinica-12-de-junioisaias-fretesjuan-lucio-aguileraThe Attorney General, Emiliano Rolón, met with the president of the IPS, Isaías Fretes, to discuss the payment of a debt of approximately G₲ 10 billion related to the rent of properties occupied by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Asunción, with a commitment to settle the amount in monthly installments. This debt is part of a larger total exceeding G₲ 19 billion, which has significant implications for Paraguay's social security finances and raises concerns about governance and transparency at IPS.
ipsinstituto-de-prevision-socialemiliano-rolonisaias-fretesThe Social Security Institute (IPS) failed in its electronic auction, managing to place only G. 30 billion of the G. 200 billion offered in Certificates of Deposit (CDA), leaving G. 170 billion unplaced.
ipszeta-bancoisaias-fretesThe Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS) and the Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT) have signed an agreement to cross-check financial and tax data, aiming to increase social security revenue in Paraguay and combat fraud and informality.
ipsinstituto-de-prevision-socialdnitdireccion-nacional-de-ingresos-tributariosisaias-fretesIPS President Isaías Fretes reported that the institution disbursed around Gs. 46 billion over a decade on renting instruments for knee surgeries, an amount far exceeding the purchase cost. The Board of Directors session also exposed 22 families that have not paid rent on IPS properties since 2012.
ipsisaias-fretesvilla-santo-domingoIsaías Fretes, president of the IPS, acknowledged on Friday that the institution is going through a critical liquidity and medicine shortage crisis, attributing the collapse to past administrations and stifling bureaucratic processes.
isaias-freteschacoIsaías Fretes, the new president of the Social Welfare Institute (IPS), says he will prioritize emergency measures before discussing structural reforms. Critics argue the approach repeats the predecessor's mistakes and that management needs concrete actions, not just announcements.
ipsisaias-fretesThe president of the Social Insurance Institute (IPS), Isaías Fretes, ordered a temporary suspension of a tender for biological and immunosuppressant drugs valued at G. 376 billion. The decision was made during a Board of Directors meeting, on the grounds that the amount is excessive and requires greater transparency and evaluation by scientific societies. In contrast, the board approved the purchase of parenteral solutions for G. 17 billion, 47% below the initial estimate.
ipsisaias-fretesThe Social Insurance Institute (IPS) announced the removal of 817 products from its formulary, a measure expected to generate significant savings and part of an effort to combat corruption within the institution, according to its president, Isaías Fretes.
ipsisaias-fretesParaguay's Chamber of Deputies approved a series of information requests regarding suspicious tenders at the Institute of Social Welfare (IPS), totaling US$63 million. Deputies from different parties called for the former head of the agency, Jorge Brítez, to face criminal prosecution, while criticizing current president Isaías Fretes for not having filed a formal complaint so far.
ipsjorge-britezisaias-fretesThe president of the Social Security Institute (IPS), Isaías Fretes, reported that laundry workers at the hospital must manually transport water due to a supply interruption caused by unfinished work by a contracted company. Additionally, two of the five industrial washing machines have been broken for three years.
ipsisaias-fretesPresident Santiago Peña acknowledged that the monthly deficit of the Social Insurance Institute (IPS) exceeds US$ 20 million and suggested increasing revenue, reducing evasion, and improving spending efficiency, while IPS President Isaías Fretes announces cuts to obsolete medications and administrative reorganization.
ipssantiago-penaisaias-fretesIPS President Isaías Fretes announced the removal of 817 items from the vademecum that were purchased but not used, as part of efforts to combat a monthly deficit of up to US$26 million. An audit of the institution's properties was also announced, with support from Executive Branch auditor Alberto Contrera.
ipsisaias-fretesvademecumThe president of the Social Insurance Institute (IPS), Isaías Fretes, announced the removal of 817 items from the official vademecum, as part of a plan to reduce the financial deficit and combat corruption hotspots. The measure could generate savings of US$ 20 to 25 million per month.
ipsvademecumisaias-fretesThe president of the Social Security Institute (IPS), Isaías Fretes, announced an asset audit to map the agency's more than 800 properties. Preliminary estimates indicate that the IPS receives only 20% of the amount due in rents, generating huge losses. The investigation, coordinated by Minister Alberto Cabrera, will also cover the control of medicines and supplies.
ipsisaias-fretesalberto-cabreraThe current president of the Social Security Institute (IPS), Isaías Fretes, and the Auditor General of the Executive Branch, Alberto Cabrera, said that the previous administration, headed by Jorge Brítez, implemented only 2 of 100 audit recommendations, classifying internal control as 'failed'.
ipsjorge-britezisaias-fretesThe president of the Social Insurance Institute (IPS), Isaías Fretes, presented this Monday (18) the results of the formulary review, identifying about a thousand products acquired unnecessarily, which expire unused. The measure aims to clean up the Health Fund's finances and redirect resources to effective purchases. President Santiago Peña reiterated support for Fretes until 2028, highlighting spending efficiency and combating evasion as priorities.
ipsisaias-fretesNew IPS president Dr. Isaías Fretes, in office less than a month, has revealed that key laundry equipment at the central hospital has been broken for years, including a four-year-old nonfunctional ironing machine and two of five washing machines. He criticized the lack of accountability and announced urgent measures to address a monthly deficit of $20–26 million.
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