«Something very serious is happening at the Papardo di Messina. With a resolution dated 3 September, the Company decided to abolish Microbiology and Virology to transform it into another structure and, after just 13 days, it has already launched the notice for the assignment of new roles”. The focus is on the regional deputy of the South calls North Matteo Sciotto, who has submitted an urgent question to the President of the Region and the Regional Councilor for Health. «We are talking about an essential service. Papardo Microbiology is the only one in the entire province of Messina to guarantee 24-hour service and is the only one to carry out molecular tests for sepsis within 24 hours, where the timely diagnosis can save a life. It is also the Regional Reference Center for AIDS, is involved in the fight against antibiotic resistance and also supports Bonino-Pulejo and cancer patients.”
Sciotto also underlines how the service continues to guarantee these activities «despite the fact that two doctors and a technician are already missing. The question, therefore, is simple: how can we think of erasing an excellence of this type instead of strengthening it?”. Hence the urgent question presented by Sciotto, with which he asks the regional Government to immediately verify the legitimacy of the acts adopted, to clarify whether the suppression of Microbiology and Virology is consistent with regional health planning and to guarantee personnel and full functionality to a service that represents a life-saving garrison for the people of Messina.