Key policy points in Italy PM Draghi s maiden speech to Senate Reuters 2/17/2021
ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) - New Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi unveiled his policy programme in his maiden speech to the upper house Senate on Wednesday ahead of a mandatory confirmation vote he is expected to win comfortably.
Following are some of the main policy pledges in key areas:
VACCINATIONS/HEALTH
Draghi said vaccines must be administered in all available centres, public and private, making use of the army, the civil protection agency and large numbers of volunteers.
More broadly, he pledged to reform the health system by strengthening local hospitals and grass-roots community health services. Technological progress also allowed a greater role for remote care of patients in their home, he said.
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ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) - New Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi unveiled his policy programme in his maiden speech to the upper house Senate on Wednesday ahead of a mandatory confirmation vote he is expected to win comfortably.
Following are some of the main policy pledges in key areas:
VACCINATIONS/HEALTH
Draghi said vaccines must be administered “in all available centres, public and private,” making use of the army, the civil protection agency and large numbers of volunteers.
More broadly, he pledged to reform the health system by strengthening local hospitals and grass-roots community health services. Technological progress also allowed a greater role for remote care of patients in their home, he said.
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