Health reform debate advances in Colombia's Congress

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The plenary of the Colombian House of Representatives approved last day another 12 articles of the health care reform, which is going through its second debate in the Congress.

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00:00In Colombia, the debate on the health care reform moves forward.

00:04Close to midnight on Wednesday, 88 legislators voted in favour of 12 more articles of the bill.

00:1021 dissenting votes were not enough for the extreme right to prevent the approval of key articles 14 to 20,

00:17which are related to the primary health care accounts and the strengthening of the public hospital network.

00:23The debate, which lasted more than seven hours, was preceded by an attempt to postpone it,

00:29with the progressive parliamentarians prevented.

00:32Eight more articles remain to be debated, starting Thursday at 8 am local time.

00:37Representative Marta Alfonso highlighted the importance of the achievements obtained.

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