Starting in 2025, Spain’s healthcare system will make a move that’ll help many low-income families. The government shall initiate funding not only glasses but also contact lenses for minor children. Spain’s minister for health, Mónica García, is the one who shared this joyful news to help low-income families with children aged up to 18 years. Since visual health tends to be quite expensive and an extra struggle for low-income earners, this move will make it more accessible.
On Monday, May 13th, the Foundation for Health Research organized the first “Healthcare for the Future forum. Mónica García took this opportunity to announce the healthcare initiative that the government had agreed on. Additionally, she emphasizes the importance of including glasses in the portfolio of national healthcare services. She shares that the current portfolio sadly excludes children in need of visual health support and that has to change.
visual health and oral health inclusion
García emphasizes that it’s absolutely unacceptable to exclude visual health from the national health system. Moreover, she reminded the participants of how important it is to have both social and political consensus on this topic. Apparently, visual health was not the only one excluded from the healthcare system. Furthermore, oral health is also something that needs to be included as soon as possible, according to García. Which is why she invited government workers to all together work hard to make a change by 2025.
Residents of Spain are eager for this new initiative to come fully to life. Ensuring that every child in Spain has visual health support regarding their family’s financial income is a major step for the country. Share this news with a loved one who needs it or knows someone who needs it. In that case, they can keep an eye out for when this initiative is fully working and finally profit from its benefits.