Duda says hospitals won't be privatised for as long as he holds office

Polish President Andrzej Duda declared on Monday that he would never approve the privatisation of public hospitals "as long as he holds the post", and signed a declaration to this effect. Duda praised the public health service and underlined that it was passing the test in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. He also added that all people should have equal access to health services. He said there had been plans to privatise the public health service when the Civic Platform led by Donald Tusk was in power, but they had been opposed by the late President Lech Kaczynski, who had demanded a referendum on the matter.