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IPS began its restocking plan with the arrival of 124 medicines, which will reduce the shortage rate from 28% to 19% in the next 15 days and is expected to cover demand for two months.
ipsisaias-fretesParaguay's Social Security Institute seeks to recover $711 million from private companies and proposes a trust as a solution, while facing budget pressure in healthcare, with most medication funds consumed by oncology drugs.
ipscarlos-pereiraisaias-fretesIPS plans to refinance short-term liabilities to free about 105 billion guaranis a month for medicines. The Economy Ministry and a Senate committee currently oppose bonds and emergency legislation, respectively.
ipsisaias-fretesThe IPS, the largest holder of public funds in the Paraguayan banking system, is considering investing abroad after reaching its legal investment limit in the sector.
ipsmefuenoisaias-fretesThe IPS (Instituto de Previsión Social, Paraguay's social security institute) and pharmaceutical companies have established a working group to combat the severe medication shortage crisis that is forcing beneficiaries to pay for treatments out of their own pockets.
ipsisaias-fretesThe National Union of Retirees of Paraguay is pressuring Congress to approve a bill that would declare an emergency in the IPS health fund to release extraordinary funding and address the critical shortage of medicines.
ipsgustavo-canattaisaias-fretesA former IPS advisor accuses president Isaías Fretes of suffering political interference and failing to report irregularities, while the administration announces its first criminal complaint and attributes the crisis to an inherited administrative disorganization.
isaias-fretesipsjuan-jose-galeanoThe 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.
ipsmirtha-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.
ipsemiliano-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.
ipsdnitisaias-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.
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