Just over one euro in ten. And in large numbers: 73 million of the total 626. In Sardinia, burdened by a severe healthcare crisis, only 11.7% of the resources earmarked for the PNRR's Health mission have been spent.
"It's truly worrying to risk losing the great opportunity offered by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) funds because the resources are unable to be spent. Compared to the rest of Italy, despite the dire conditions of the regional healthcare system, even the lowest-ranked institutions are employed," commented Fausto Durante, General Secretary of the CGIL Sardinia.
The data comes from the latest update, as of June 30, of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance's ReGiS system, analyzed by the union's Research Center. According to the report, only 86 of the 279 projects monitored on the island have been completed: "It's a discouraging picture, to say the least," Durante notes, "considering that there are only nine months left until the deadline, with a very high risk of the mission failing."
The CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) Sardinia highlights how "the regional situation is far worse than the national average and compared to other regions." For example, regarding community homes, none of the 50 funded projects have been completed, and of the more than €94 million funded, only 7.2 percent has been spent: only Molise is worse than Sardinia, while the national average is 17.1 percent. Regarding the 13 community hospitals, not a single project has been completed, and of the nearly €48 million budgeted, only 6.2 percent has been spent : Sardinia is third to last, while the national average is around 15.1 percent. Considering the projects to make hospitals safe and sustainable, the union also reports that "none of the nine planned projects have been completed, and of the funded resources (over €25 million), only 6.3 percent has been spent. In this case, we are fourth to last, and the national average is 24.1 percent."
"Although it's clear to everyone that the implementation of these projects is urgent and necessary," commented Secretary Durante, " we are faced with a decidedly negative performance for which we would like accountability and a commitment to try to reverse the trend." For the CGIL, "it's important that there is a real and objective awareness of the current situation, because otherwise it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to implement the necessary countermeasures." The healthcare protocol signed on August 4th with President Todde and Councilor Bartolazzi, if implemented in spirit and letter, "could represent the tool to reverse the trend." The union announces that it will "do its part, hoping for a corresponding commitment from the Region and the healthcare authorities."
(Unioneonline/D)
