Socialist and affiliated parliamentarians, including former Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau, are calling on the government in an opinion piece to abandon plans to remove powers from the Public Health France agency, which they describe as alarming. regaining control“.
On January 30, the Ministry of Health announced its decision to withdraw from SpF Two of its main functions are: prevention campaigns, and the management of the health reserve and the pharmaceutical establishment." , the signatories remind us in this text posted online on April 17, 2026 on the Mediapart blog.
Health Minister Stéphanie Rist justifies this by citing the search for a better " efficiency » the “transfer” of these missions, primarily to the Ministry of Health. But This decision is causing concern among all stakeholders: scientists, associations, and public health professionals." , the signatories continue, while 350 industry players called on the government in mid-February to abandon the project and several hundred employees demonstrated on April 7 near the National Assembly.
A decision made without " consultation or democratic discussion", the signatories denounce
These members of parliament and senators, including the president of the Socialist group in the National Assembly, Boris Vallaud, and the senator and former minister Laurence Rossignol, denounce a decision taken without " consultation or democratic discussion" , After " a report from the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs » not public.
Gold " The urgent need is to strengthen the scientific independence of public health campaigns and to protect institutions from partisan bias and the influence of interest groups.", the ten elected officials believe, calling on the government to "to abandon his project".
Prevention efforts regarding tobacco, alcohol, addictions, sexual health, and vaccination must not " to be guided only by public health priorities and managed by an organization detached from political issues, which relies on scientific work to determine which campaigns to lead", insists their op-ed.
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