Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez inaugurated a new health initiative in Buenos Aires Wednesday, alongside former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The initiative, will provide better access to healthcare for residents of Buenos Aires' Rene Favaloro neighborhood.
Speaking at the inauguration event, the presidential candidate for Fernandez' FPV electoral coalition, Governor Daniel Scioli, praised the the Rapid Attention Unit initiative.
“This isn't magic, this is this is a country that's present when the market fails,” he said.
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Fernandez pointed to the initiative as an example of the gains made by Argentinians under her administration, which has largely focused on improving living conditions and public services.
“We need citizens who know that they must defend their victories,” she said.
The president also called on her supporters to defend not only victories at home, but also the achievements made by Argentina in promoting Latin American integration.
“In South America we have seen attempts to return to the neoliberal policies that have failed us in the past,” she said.
If elected as president, Scioli has vowed to mostly continue Fernandez's most popular policies, including opposing neoliberalism.
Argentina will hold general elections Oct. 25., in which Fernandez cannot run and she hopes to hand the reins of the FPV to Scioli.
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