“The data certified by the Gimbe Foundation and reported today by the printing bodies outline a dramatic and unacceptable picture of the Calabrian health. Calabria was last in 2023 as regards oncological screening and advances, in 2024, towards an announced chaos. A situation that is not the result of the case, but the direct result of the political and administrative part of the last two years. Calabrian, as well as president of the regional council, Roberto Occhiuto, of what (not) was made to face and resolve one of the most serious health emergencies of our territory. ” Davide Tavernise -group leader M5S in the regional council -, Mimmo Bevacqua -Pd Pd Pd in the Regional Council -, Antonio Lo Schiavo – Mixed group leader in the regional council.
“In all these years of commissioner and announcements, the oncological screening system – essential tools of prevention and early diagnosis – remained – according to the three politicians – in total disorganization: exams carried out without traceability, random calls, total absence of a structured network, among the lowest coverage levels in the country.
The ASP of Reggio Calabria recorded 71% of invitations to the target population, but with a real screening coverage of less than 35%. The ASP of Cosenza, the largest in the region, did not exceed 50% coverage for any of the three screenings (breast, uterus, colon). The ASP of Catanzaro came in 2024 to cover just 14.4% for the breast, 13.6% for the colored colon and even 4.3% for the uterine cervix. Shameful data, children of a system that has never been ruled or monitored “.
Tavernise, Bevacqua and the slave then wondered “What did the Commissioner Occhiuto in these two years to heal this situation in these two years? What actions were put in place to strengthen the territorial network, exceed the dramatic staff deficit, ensure minimal standards of oncological prevention for Calabrian citizens? Political and institutional responsibility is clear and cannot be elusive. There are no numbers or percentages, but The life of people.
