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Argentines reel from health care cutbacks as President Milei’s state overhaul mirrors Trump’s
ARGENTINA, JUN 18 – President Javier Milei's austerity cuts have led to firing thousands of health workers and suspending critical cancer medication programs, causing increased disease outbreaks and public health system strain.
- President Javier Milei took office in December 2023 and promptly cut Argentina’s health care budget by 48%, suspending the DADSE agency that funded expensive cancer medications.
- These austerity measures followed Milei’s campaign promise to shrink the state amid severe economic pressures, including inflation peaking at 249% in April 2024.
- The reforms cut off access to costly cancer medications previously covered by a federal program, terminated more than 2,000 employees in the Health Ministry, halted early cancer screening initiatives, and froze funding for immunization efforts amid a resurgence of measles.
- Patient advocacy groups reported more than 60 cancer deaths linked to access loss, while health professionals described setbacks unseen in decades and Argentina abandoning public health.
- Milei’s policies threaten the progressive REPROCANN medical cannabis program, raising legal access barriers, risking growth of illegal markets, and highlighting calls for comprehensive drug law reform.
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President Javier Milei’s severe budget cuts to Argentina’s public health system have led to a decline in care, particularly affecting cancer patients, according to experts, government workers and advocates.
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