Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Government formally launched this Thursday the National Consultation for the Future of Dominican Education, a broad, participatory and representative process, aimed at listening to the different sectors of society, on the education that the country needs to respond to the challenges of the present and the future. The initiative responds to the presidential mandate established by Decree No. 309-26, which provides for the organization of a national consultation process to collect opinions, experiences, proposals and concerns about the Dominican educational system. …

Santo Domingo.– With the purpose of designating the necessary personnel to strengthen the care that patients receive, the National Health Service (SNS), in coordination with the Regional Directorates, carries out a nationwide survey to identify the human resource needs in the First Level Centers (CPN) and Clinical and Diagnostic Centers of the Public Network. The strategy is aimed at increasing the response capacity of these establishments and contributing to decongesting second and third level hospitals, bringing health services closer to the communities. The executive director of the SNS, …

Caleta, La Romana.- The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, started this Thursday the reconstruction work of the access road to Caleta beach, with an investment of RD 264,000,000, which will have a significant impact on the development of tourism in the area. The project consists of the reconstruction of an 8.85 kilometer access road, a work that the residents of that municipal district of La Romana have been demanding for years. This intervention is intended to improve connectivity in a safe and comfortable manner from the Eastern Highway to the Caleta municipal district, providing a quick …

Cevicos, Sánchez Ramírez.–President Luis Abinader, together with the executive director of the National Health Service (SNS), Julio Landrón, delivered this Thursday the completely renovated Cevicos Municipal Hospital and the expansion of the Emergency area, as part of the efforts promoted by the Government to strengthen the Public Health Network and guarantee quality medical services to the population. The renovated health center has offices for general medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, psychology and dentistry; in addition to a laboratory, sonography, In addition, the new Emergency room is e…

Sánchez Ramírez.–President Luis Abinader inaugurated this Thursday a sports-school roof at the Narciso Alberti School, in the municipality of Cevicos, a work that will benefit more than 600 students by providing an adequate space for sports, recreational, cultural and educational activities. Later, the president will deliver another roof at the Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal School, in the municipality of Cotuí, which will positively impact more than 900 students. The works, carried out by the Directorate of School Infrastructure (DIE), directed by engineer Roberto Herrera, are part of the p…

Pedernales.– As part of the actions promoted by the Dominican Government to strengthen citizen security and improve the response capacity of the National Police in the communities, the Provincial Development Directorate delivered a police station in the community of Mencía, Pedernales province. The work was carried out by order of President Luis Abinader, with the purpose of continuing to strengthen the institutional presence and guarantee higher levels of security for the residents of that border area. The infrastructure has three levels. On the first level there is a prison for men and wom…

Santo Domingo.-The Executive Directorate of National Irrigation Technology (TNR) and the Community Higher Technical Institute (ITSC) formalized an inter-institutional cooperation agreement that will allow the implementation of the first Higher Technical Program in Agricultural Irrigation in the country, an initiative designed to strengthen specialized training in the agricultural sector and promote more efficient management of water resources. The agreement was signed by the executive director of the TNR, Claudio Caamaño Vélez, and the rector of the ITSC, José Ramón Holguín, who highlighted t…

Santo Domingo.-The Program for the Timely Detection of Breast, Cervical and Prostate Cancer has assisted 38,282 men in the prostate area, since its implementation, in May 2021, until May of this year. The initiative, led by the first lady Raquel Arbaje, together with the National Health Service (SNS), aims to promote the early detection of prostate cancer through conferences held in different provinces of the country, specialized consultations in prioritized hospitals and the performance of timely diagnostic studies. Of the patients treated, 16,983 received assistance in the ten hospitals pr…