Minister of Health Rosario Turner of Panama

However, the country's Health Minister Rosario Turner said the government could not comply with doctors' demands because the measures were excessive and unfeasible from a financial point of view.

Turner said last year there were one hundred cases reported and a similar number this year.

Turner denied the accusations and said the initiative is subject to recommendations.

Turner said that during the first week 93 infants were hospitalized with respiratory symptoms.

Finally, Minister Turner said the Extraordinary Days of Attention of Health will continue with greater intensity to compensate the effects of medical strike, and to continue taking care of the Panamanians and their immediate needs.

Health Minister Rosario Turner said that the Direction of the Environment of the MINSA have started an investigation into the situation.

In an appearance before the Commission of Health and Social Security of the National Assembly, Turner said that 93 members of the community were hospitalized and of them 77 withdrew after receiving the corresponding treatments.

Turner said that the arisen respiratory diseases in the indigenous community are own of the rainy station in the country reason why it reiterated to maintain the measures of personal hygiene.

After accepting the donation, Panamanian Minister of Health Rosario Turner expressed gratitude to Hou, saying that establishing the Hospital de Panama Este in an eastern suburb of the city was one of the ministry’s main construction projects.

maladies as hemophilia, kidney problems and AIDS.

responsible for constant shortages of needed medicines.

The 21st victim died either late Sunday or early Monday morning, said Panamanian public health official Rosario Turner said Monday.