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28/02/2020

12:18

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Madam Marshal Isn't Afraid of Conversations, Even Difficult Ones." Kidawa-Błońska's Campaign Unveils First Film in "Close to People

Michał Olech

This is the first film from the "Close to People" series. It will be a series of films documenting Marshal Kidawa-Błońska's conversations across Poland. Madam Marshal isn't afraid of conversations, even difficult ones. It's unnecessary to prove that Marshal Kidawa-Błońska is a person with great empathy, before whom people simply open up and want to talk about their problems. The word we essentially hear at all these meetings is 'chaos.' Poles are increasingly saying that the state has simply capitulated in many serious matters, and Poles increasingly do not feel safe in Poland, for various reasons," said Adam Szłapka at a press conference.

"This first film was made after Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska's visit to Podkarpacie. There, she met with employees of departments threatened with liquidation. These were nurses, midwives, and doctors. According to NFZ (National Health Fund) reports, there are 175 localities where hospitals, departments, and clinics may be liquidated, a total of 500 such entities. One of them is the one in Ustrzyki. The closure of the maternity ward there is a drama for the local communities. Pregnant women will have to travel dozens of kilometers to the nearest hospital to give birth. Every one of us who has given birth, who has been pregnant, knows how important the feeling of security is. When labor begins, we want to be at the hospital within minutes. These women are deprived of this; they will have to go to the nearest hospital, which is in Lesko, and it will also have to serve residents from three other districts, and the staff of that hospital say it's practically impossible. The state, which talks so much about family, women, children, and helping the weakest, has simply failed. The ruling party prefers to allocate 2 billion zł to public television, for watching Champions League matches, not for oncology. That's why we need a real president who will restore our sense of security and hope," said Aleksandra Gajewska.


Michał Olech