(18 Jul 2025)
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Buenos Aires, Argentina – 17 July 2025
1. Crowd protesting against cuts in Garrahan Hospital, Argentina’s leading pediatric center ++ MUTE ++
2. Various of a nurse with a sign that reads (Spanish) "Nurses in fight for the Garrahan" and chant UPSOUND (Spanish): "Keep your hands off the hospital"
3. Various of health professionals holding a banner that reads (Spanish): "For the Garrahan, public health and all the fights"
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Iván Bulnes, Garrahan Hospital nurse:
"We are a leading hospital in the region, and today they want to defund public health and harm the entire society, especially those who do not have medical coverage or social security."
5. Various of performers playing drums during protest
6. Garrahan Hospital doctor Norma Lezana holds a large doll during the protest
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Norma Lezana, Garrahan Hospital doctor:
"I believe the government wants to wear us down, and I think they’re wrong because there’s no wearing down here. Here, we fight until the end. And it seems the people don’t want the Garrahan Hospital to close and are stepping up to set a limit. Today marks the beginning of a new phase."
8. Various of protesters playing drums
9. Protesters playing trumpets
10. Protesters holding signs that reads (Spanish): "Milei and his cronies are murderers. Defunding public healthcare causes death."
11. A sign reading (Spanish) "No justice, no peace"
12. Top shot as hundreds gather in Plaza de Mayo ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
Doctors, residents, and administrative staff from Garrahan Hospital, Argentina’s leading pediatric center, protested on Thursday demanding salary increases from President Javier Milei’s government.
The unrest at the Garrahan reflects broader dissatisfaction among healthcare professionals under Milei’s ultraliberal administration, which has prioritized deep public spending cuts to fight inflation.
Garrahan staff have highlighted deteriorating work conditions, pointing to nearly 200 resignations due to low wages that are no longer sufficient to cover basic living costs.
Healthcare workers at the nation’s and region’s premier pediatric hospital have declared that the recent salary increase offered by the Ministry of Health fails to meet the essential needs of healthcare personnel, and they have therefore called a strike, which the government has condemned.
Since taking office in December 2023, Milei has slashed Argentina’s health care budget by 48% in real terms. His administration fired over 2,000 Health Ministry employees, including 1,400 over just a few days in January.
AP Video by Victor R. Caivano
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