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| Surgeon General Dr. Richard H. Carmona
visits the neonatal intensive care unit at Pereira Rossell
Hospital to see incubators donated by U.S. humanitarian
assistance program. |
Carmona and Director General
of CHPR Dr. Luis A. Castillo speak with the media at
Pereira Rossell Hospital. |
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Dr.
Carmona meets with doctors traveling with Physicians
for Peace
and Ambassador Martin J. Silverstein at the U.S. Embassy |
The Surgeon General
of the United State Dr. Richard H. Carmona, traveled to
Uruguay for the World Conference on AIDS and HIV in Punta
del Este (Dec. 2), but also took time to meet with Uruguayan
health officials, a group of U.S. doctors traveling with
Physicians for Peace and to visit Pereira Rossell Hospital
in Montevideo.
Carmona said he was impressed
with the quality of care given by Uruguayan practitioners,
despite the often-outdated facilities and equipment with
which they work.
He told members of the media,
who followed him on a tour of Pereira Rossell Hospital Friday
(Dec. 5), that he would like to see the U.S. and Uruguay
continue working together to improve health care. He noted
that Uruguayan hospitals had received more than $7 million
in equipment and supplies donated through U.S. humanitarian
assistance programs.
On the AIDS conference, Carmona
said Uruguay’s challenge is to get information to
people living in remote areas, where there is not always
access to telephones and televisions.
Earlier on Friday (Dec. 5),
Carmona had lunch with Uruguayan physicians who had received
grants from the National Institutes of Health. He said their
main concerns were in maintaining their U.S. contacts and
in setting up research centers in Uruguay to continue their
work.
Carmona met with Uruguay’s
Minister of Public Health, Dr. Conrado Bonilla on Thursday
(Dec. 4), where they discussed ideas for regionalizing health
care in Uruguay. Carmona said he believes Uruguay could
benefit by grouping specialists in regional hospitals, while
providing lodging and support for the patients’ families.
Carmona’s visits
and meetings were arranged by the U.S. Embassy, Montevideo.
