The Commission of Community Centers in the Cabildo de Juárez summoned Juan Manuel García Reyes, general director, for this Wednesday to report on the tests acquired and where they keep those that have not yet been applied
By Rocio Gallegos / The truth
Ciudad Juárez – The Commission of Community Centers in the Cabildo requested the appearance of the general director and the medical coordinator of these government instances to submit a report on the purchase of the COVID-19 tests that they keep unused despite the fact that they are close to being available. expire.
Vanessa Mora de la O, coordinator of that building commission, said that the general director of the Community Centers, Juan Manuel García Reyes, and the medical coordinator of those instances, Gabriela Cisneros, were summoned for this Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the council room.
“We want reports on how many (tests) remain, to which places it has been assigned, we want to know where they have them,” he said.
La Verdad published this Tuesday that the Government of Ciudad Juárez diverted 15 million pesos from the Crusade for Nutrition program to purchase 43,103 rapid COVID-19 tests, most of which have not been applied despite the fact that they have an expiration date. Due in March of this year.
The rapid tests for the detection of SARS-COV2 antigens were acquired in May 2022, when the General Directorate of Community Centers was directed by María Antonieta Mendoza Mendoza.
The journalistic investigation also revealed that the officials of the Community Centers bought the most expensive tests and rejected the proposals received up to three times cheaper.
We know that they were acquired when another person was in charge of that unit, but this expense must be reported and especially what they have done with the tests, he indicated.
In addition to councilor Mora de la O, the Community Centers Commission is made up of Enrique Torres Valadez, secretary, and Yolanda Cecilia Reyes Castro, member, who since last November addressed the diversion of resources for the purchase of COVID tests, is clear from the Minutes of the meeting held on November 22.
