'Only economic growth' will allow health coverage for all Argentines, CFK says

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner attended to the opening ceremony of the “Principe de Asturias” Hospital in the town of Villa Libertador, Córdoba in which both the governor and governor-elect were absent due to a trip abroad.

With an investment of 6 million pesos and a 6,000 square metres, the hospital facilities will offer health coverage to over 265,000 residents in the area. 

“Only economic growth will allow us to continue offering health coverage to all Argentines,” the President said during her speech.

She also invoked the memory of her late husband, former president Néstor Kirchner, when she said that he lives “in each and every right that the population has managed to recover.” 

The President was joined by Mayor Daniel Giacomino and Vice-Governor Héctor “Pich” Campana.

Governor Juan Schiaretti and governor-elect Juan Manuel de la Sota were absent from the ceremony since they were both travelling abroad.