El Salvador Frees Education, Health
San
Salvador - The new
Salvadorian government stressed the coming
academic year will be free for students, who
will also receive complementary uniforms.
The Vice President and Education Minister
Salvador Sanchez Ceren stated that about
500,000 students will have better food in
their schools.
This project will mean an outlay of US$8.5
million so that the country can fulfil the
promise the Republic's President Mauricio
Funes on June 1 after being sworn in.
Parallel to this is the investment of nearly
US$150 million to repair and restore those
education centers. Some of them have been
affected by strong winds, the ministry said.
Sanchez Ceren announced these two measures
Thursday, as part of his effort to
immediately improve education conditions in
the country.
The Salvadorian government put into force
some hours ago the charging for care in
state hospitals. This decision satisfies a
popular demand aimed at ending abuses and
inequality in public health.
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