All-out war between the Breast Cancer Women’s Association (Amama) and the Andalusian government. The government has “formally” asked the association to send all known cases of women who have missed breast cancer screening within up to 10 working days. Juan Manuel Moreno’s executive team insists that the request is required by law and that its aim is to “avoid the outbreak of social unrest” through the dissemination of “unverified figures and statements.”
Through the request, which was obtained by this newspaper, Ama is accused of disseminating stories of women affected by screening errors “on a much larger scale” than the information communicated by the health authorities, and therefore requests “all available information, documents and testimonies.” The document (signed by SAS Managing Director Valle García) stresses that Amama’s figures are “not consistent with data verified in official clinical records.”
This creates a “contradiction that requires immediate clarification in writing, taking into account the health and social implications.” The association has criticized for weeks that the official figures are far lower than those maintained by the association, but the Andalusian government responded in its request by providing “complete, accurate and verified information” about the failure of breast cancer early detection programs in Andalusia’s public health system.
“Forced cooperation”
The Ministry of Health therefore requests that all cases of which the organization is aware be forwarded to the agency in order to “ensure a thorough investigation of any possible cases not detected by public authorities.” In addition to ensuring that the information you provide is “treated with absolute confidentiality,” the purpose of this step is to “guarantee a thorough investigation of any possible cases not detected by the official circuit court.”
Of course, we will inform you that cooperation is “obligatory” based on regulations. In this sense, it appeals to the provisions of the Andalusian Autonomy Law and the Public Health Law, in particular Article 18, which provides for the “duty to cooperate”.
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