Chainsaw! Milei eliminates institutions for cancer and cardiovascular diseases

Published at: 08/07/2025 03:31 PM

With the chainsaw activated, the ultra-liberal president of Argentina, Javier Milei, ordered the elimination of the National Cancer Institute (INC) and the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (INEC), through a decree before the expiration of the powers granted by the Omnibus Act.

Manuel Adorni, presidential spokesman, was responsible for making the announcement, which has caused serious concerns among the Argentine population about the future of specialized medical care in the country, as well as generated rejection on social networks in the South American nation.

Recently, the so-called chainsaw plan of the Milei government affected the normal functioning of the Hemophilia Foundation, and added a controversial chapter following a series of announcements by Adorni. “The agencies that prevent, diagnose and treat the main causes of death in Argentina are being shut down,” Martín Dandach said on social media from Argentina.

“The Government will eliminate the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. In addition, it banned the creation of new hospitals. And if we add gerontocide, why don't they whitewash the extermination they disguise as democracy and freedom?” , another citizen named Laura wondered.

The Omnibus Law is, as defined by the Argentine president himself, the most profound of the three reform packages he presented in his first 20 days in power, in which he announced 10 “emergency measures” to deal with the economic crisis, including a devaluation of the peso, which lost half its value against the dollar in a single day.

Mazo News Team