It was the first mass protest day of the new government of the Basque Government in the Osakidetza affair. Called by popular platforms, thousands of citizens have taken to the streets in the capitals of Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa. Numerous trade unions and popular actors have joined the protest, as well as political parties such as EH Bil, Sumar and Podemos.
Thousands of citizens have wanted to send a clear message to the Department of Health: "Promises are not valid; structural problems need real solutions." He has been asked to change the model to focus on prevention and not on specialization. Thus, the Department of Health is required to prioritize primary care. Groups in the regions of Durangaldea and Aiaraldea, among others, recall that they often do not have doctors in their health homes.
The demonstrators highlight the existence of structural problems in Osakidetza, such as in San Sebastián, according to the newspaper Berria, recalling that the previous government did not recognize that there was a problem at first and then, on the contrary, that there was. But now they say that "everything is in the process of being repaired." "We are close to the people and we know that this is a lie," they said. They demand fewer promises and more action.