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Dominican Republic public health and infrastructure updates

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2026-11-06 06:17 UTC → 2026-11-06 15:56 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Public health efforts in the Dominican Republic continue to focus on community-based prevention, specialized services, and infrastructure modernization. The ‘Más Salud y Bienestar’ program has expanded its outreach in regions like Mao and La Romana, employing a proactive approach to ‘seek people in their territory’ to identify undiagnosed diseases. Under Executive Director Julio Landrón, the National Health Service (SNS) is upgrading facilities and investing heavily in provincial infrastructure. Recent improvements include the renovation of the Río Limpio Primary Care Center in Elías Piña, the Dajabón Clinical and Diagnostic Center, and the Las Cabuyas Primary Care Center in La Vega. ~~Additionally, the Dr. Juan Antonio Castillo Municipal Hospital in Cutupú received RD$4.8 million in equipment.~~ In San Juan province, the SNS has invested over RD$15 million to strengthen services, specifically providing the Alejandro Cabral Regional Hospital with more than RD$11 million in equipment. This includes a portable X-ray machine and a modern laparoscopy tower valued at approximately RD$5.8 million, which will enable minimally invasive ~~surgeries~~ surgeries, such as gallbladder, hernia, and appendix procedures, to be performed free of charge for eligible patients. Administrative reforms are also underway to improve financial stability. Milagros Ortiz Bosch, Director General of Government Ethics and Integrity, reported that 111 hospitals within the Public Health Network are currently debt-free, a result of improved resource administration and transparency. To sustain these improvements, the SNS has launched a strategic training program in public procurement and contracting in coordination with BARNA Management School and the General Directorate of Public Procurement. Julio Landrón noted that such training is essential for developing self-sustaining health institutions. In response to security tensions on the border with Haiti, the SNS has activated emergency response ~~protocols. This involves preparing~~ protocols involving multidisciplinary medical ~~teams, including surgeons and intensivists,~~ teams and ~~coordinating~~ coordination with the Armed ~~Forces and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure immediate assistance and patient transfers via a network of helipads and strategic hospitals.~~ Forces. Long-term technological goals include the introduction of robotic medicine by early 2027.

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