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Eugenio Gaudio announced that he had resigned as Commissioner for Health in Calabria, just one day after his appointment. Gaudio, who is a doctor and former rector of the Sapienza University of Rome, told a Republic that his resignation is due to “personal and family reasons”. Gaudio explained that his wife “has no intention of moving to Catanzaro”, adding that “this job must be faced with the greatest commitment and I have no intention of opening a family crisis.”
The last two health commissioners in Calabria, Saverio Cotticelli and Giuseppe Zuccatelli, have resigned in recent weeks after as many cases in the media.
– Read also: Where does the health disaster in Calabria come from?
The regional health department has been commissioned since 2009 due to huge debt and deep infiltration by organized crime. Meanwhile, the region has managed to re-enter its debts but has effectively dismantled its health system, by far the worst of the Italian regions: last week it was included in the “red zones” decided by the government to contain the coronavirus pandemic. although it had insignificant numbers compared to other Italian regions. However, the regional health system has collapsed for several weeks.
On Monday the government announced a role in Calabria also for Gino Strada, doctor and founder of the well-known health NGO Emergency, who in recent days the 5 Stars Movement had proposed as commissioner: following the government’s statement, Strada confirmed his availability, specifying but that “we still have to define for what and in what terms”.
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