The director of National Health Insurance (Senasa), Santiago Hazim, called this Thursday on all actors in the health system and society in general to support the National Pact for Road Safetypresented by the Government so that everyone together can reduce the traffic accidents and its devastating consequences.
When giving the talk in Los Alcarrizos aimed at bikers: “Everything depends on you”, together with the General Directorate of Traffic and Land Transportation Safety (Digestett), Hazim showed figures on the impact of traffic accidents in the health system, “in the first eleven months of this year alone, more than 63 thousand affiliates Senasa have required medical services after suffering some type of traffic accidents“.
Most of those affected have between 20 and 35 years old, 77% being men. Within the types of vehicles involved, the motorcyclists they lead the statisticsa behavior that remains constant.
The doctor pointed out that the traffic accidents generate a financial impact significant and that the Government, through Senasafor this year it allocated more than RD$1,500 million pesos to cover medical services health for members in their different regimes and plans.
He said that the average expense per person in case of being a orthopedic surgery It is around 87,759 pesos; a hip joint surgery 158,758 pesos; a knee joint replacement up to 283,517 pesos or a rehabilitation therapy for 8,698 pesos, just to name a few cases.
He added that these costs are only part of the impact, since, “to these figures we must add the family impact. When the household provider stops working, the entire family is affected. In many cases, children drop out of school to look for income, while the mother or wife faces the burden of caring for the affected person who may have fractured the hip, tibia or femur”.
Hazim reiterated that the prevention and the promotion of road safety They not only represent an ethical and social commitment, but also a key strategy to reduce the economic burden on members, the health system and families.
They call for wearing helmets
The director of the DigestettGeneral Francisco Osoria de La Cruz, recalled that when a motorcyclist has an accident and does not have the crash helmet further reduces the chances of survival to a coalition.
“That is why we are here today, we want you to be multipliers and to tell your colleagues that from today you will wear the helmet, respect the rules and remember that we are your allies and we are here to help you,” said Osoria de La Cruz. .
President Luis Abinader issued decree 656-24, which declares the road safety throughout the country and that establishes the process of elaboration and implementation of the National Road Safety Plan 2025-2030, with Intrant as the coordinating body.
