Overview

• Frédéric Valletoux, former health minister, criticized the Bayrou government for placing health at the 21st rank in the ministerial hierarchy, calling it 'almost contemptuous.'
• The Health Ministry, led by Yannick Neuder, is under the oversight of Catherine Vautrin, who manages a broader portfolio including Labor, Solidarity, and Families.
• Valletoux expressed frustration over the frequent turnover of health ministers, with Neuder being the seventh in Macron's second term, which he argued reflects a lack of understanding of healthcare's importance.
• He pointed to the absence of concrete measures to address healthcare access in Mayotte, where medical professionals are reportedly overwhelmed by systemic inadequacies.
• Valletoux called for reforms to make medical practice in Mayotte more attractive and sustainable, emphasizing the critical need for government action.