Senator Castro for Comptroller’s Report on Medical Licenses: “It’s the Tip of the Iceberg”

The senator of the Socialist Party (PS) and member of the Health Commission, Juan Luis Castro, addressed this day the recent report revealed by the Comptroller General of the Republic, where it was revealed that between 2023 and 2024, more than 25,000 civil servants or public servants traveled outside the country while on medical leave.Because of this situation from the Government they have requested reports from the ministries and services, tog…

What happened? A history of the complaint filed by the Comptroller's Office about the misuse of medical licences in the public system, which points to more than 25,000 tax workers, in the period 2023-2024, who incorrectly applied these documents to travel abroad, Meganoticias slogan.In the beginning, the 13 institutions leading the list were announced.These are: 1.National Board of Kindergartens: 2,280 cases 2.Integrate Foundation: 1,934 cases 3…

Nora Biaggini, regional president of the National Group of Tax Employees (Anef), said that they will not defend or endorse any of their associates listed in the Comptroller’s investigation that detected more than 25,000 public officials who, in the midst of a medical license, made trips abroad. “No official would have to make fun of the situation of a rest that should be a rest in his home or somewhere specific and leave the country. But I insis…

Natalia González, president of the Council for Transparency, referred in Lo Que Falba to the controversy over the detection of 25,000 public officials who left the country while on medical leave. All detected by a report from the Comptroller’s Office that has generated outrage and surprise in the political world. In the conversation, González warned that “our administrative status is not prepared for 25,000 summary at once,” so the heads of the …

The lawyer and member of the Socialist Party, Gabriel Salinas, filed a criminal complaint for fraud against the Fisco against officials who allegedly used medical licences to travel outside the country between 2023 and 2024, while continuing to receive full salaries funded by the State. The legal action, filed before the 7th Court of Guarantee of Santiago, is based on an extensive report by the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, …

The recent report by the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, which revealed that more than 25,000 public officials left the country while on medical leave, is a new blow to citizen confidence in our health system. This is not an isolated fact, it is another symptom of a structural problem that we as a country continue to drag because firm measures have not yet been taken.