Argentina and Bolivia seek agreement on health care – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

After two years of diplomatic tension, the Bolivian and Argentinian governments will try to reach a reciprocal agreement on health, in order to provide free medical attention to the citizens of both countries.

The governments of both countries will seek to resolve the conflict that has erupted in recent months over cases of Argentineans who have traveled to Bolivia and have been denied medical care in various hospitals.

The administration of Evo Morales will present Monday at the meeting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra a proposal to overcome to establish a reciprocal health care system to put an end to this polemic diplomacy.

From the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they are very eager to find a solution to this conflict that has reached even higher levels. President Evo Morales visited the country last year and avoided a meeting with Mauricio Macri as the situation between the two was tense.

The new agreement would apparently consider that Argentines who need health care in Bolivia when they go there and something happens to them are subject to the benefits of the unified health system (SUS) that Bolivia will put in place. has been working since March for free medical care.