Free Travel Tickets for Retirees in Tucumán: Health Operation and Vaccination included

the lieutenant governor, Osvaldo Jaldo, led the delivery of tickets for retirees that will allow them to travel for free throughout the provincial territory. On the occasion, the Minister of Public Health, Luis Medina Ruizaccompanied the health personnel who, taking advantage of the Executive’s call, carry out a health operation through which vaccination and risk factor controls are offered to the beneficiary population of the ticket allocation.

In this sense, the head of the Ministry of Transportation, Vicente Nicastro, reported that there are approximately 70,000 beneficiaries of the free ticket, of which 30,000 correspond to San Miguel de Tucumán and 40,000 to the interior. The distribution is being carried out on different days for DNI completion figures, this Friday corresponds to those retirees with DNI ending in 6 and 7 and will extend until Tuesday of next week.

In this context, Jaldo expressed his satisfaction with the organization of the event, which allows for the delivery of tickets for the elderly: “These people have worked all their lives, they have formed families, they have cared for their children and grandchildren and at this age it was It is time that there are decisions of these characteristics, such as implementing the free ticket for all the elderly grandparents of Tucumán ”.

“I want to congratulate all the people who today are in charge of this responsibility that is not minor, receive the grandparents, give them the tickets, listen to their testimonies; some will use them to go to the doctor for checkups, others to visit their families and others to walk through Tafí del Valle, San Pedro de Colalao, the joy of each one of them is noticeable. In addition, today by decision of Minister Luis Medina Ruiz, a health post has been installed where blood pressure is controlled, vaccinated, and the health services that grandparents need at this point in life are provided so that they leave much calmer ”, highlighted the lieutenant governor, while thanking each of the workers who made it possible to carry out the initiative.

The head of the local health portfolio said: “We decided to accompany from Health this excellent decision of the governor to deliver free tickets. We installed a health post where they are vaccinated, there are more than 350 doses of vaccines that are being administered per day, blood pressure and blood glucose are also controlled, and many tips are given. This is a good opportunity for our older adults, those that we have as a priority, they have the possibility of getting vaccinated if they have not already done so, that they receive the fourth, fifth or sixth dose according to what corresponds or the pneumonia or flu vaccines, so I am very happy and excited about see the gestures of the grateful and satisfied grandparents”.

“We had an excellent reception, one sees how the process is fluid, fast, the people who attend do it very well, in addition to doing the process to withdraw the free ticket, they have a coffee, water or tea, we control their pressure , we offer comprehensive care to grandparents. Governor Juan Manzur and Lieutenant Governor Osvaldo Jaldo always ask us to be close to the people and with health posts we can do it, in addition to expediting the process of a medicine they need, we not only administer the vaccine, but we are also recipients of some health problems that the population has and we try to solve them”, defined the minister.

Liliana Valdes, He highlighted that from the Nursing Directorate, at the request of the Ministry of Health, they are implementing different health posts, taking advantage of every opportunity to immunize: “Today we are vaccinating all those over 60 present, it is also an opportunity for them to do their checkups of risk factors, the nurses are controlling the blood pressure, the glycemia values ​​and they are also making all the recommendations to avoid illnesses”.

Valdés recounted: “Every day we have had a great reception, they are very interested, they have had very good treatment with the nurses, the boys have advised them and they are also learning about their immunization schedules and how to take care of their health, which is the most important thing ”.

Testimonials

Ramón Pereira, 60, was one of the people assisted during the operation by the Siprosa staff: “They have treated me well in every way, they have taken my blood glucose and blood pressure values ​​and everything is fine, thank God. With this I think they help people a lot and control the health of retirees more, now I am going to see if I can get vaccinated for the flu, everything is in order, they have treated us very well”.

Maria Teresa She is 69 years old and was also treated at the health stand: “The truth is they are very organized, the attention they offer is spectacular. I did not expect them to have the vaccines, so I did not bring the card, but with the document, they have vaccinated me just the same. It is important to take care of our health, especially the older ones, because we are the ones that can have the most problems”.

“They took care of me in a spectacular way, they are very, very good. These things are good news, very good. In addition, he highlighted the kindness of the treatment, that they even give us hot coffee while we wait, those details are very important, ”she concluded.