Crisis de la salud: los reclamos se duplicaron en 3 años y pacientes sufren por los medicamentos

TL;DR

Dozens of patients, particularly those with rare, autoimmune, psychiatric, and chronic conditions, are protesting unmet needs for medical appointments and essential medications.
Protests have occurred in Bogotá and Tuluá, with patients expressing desperation over life-threatening delays in treatment and medication delivery.
Official data from the Superintendencia de Salud shows a sharp increase in monthly health complaints, nearly doubling under the current administration, reaching a record high in September 2025.
A list from Invima indicates several drugs are at risk of or already out of stock, including those for surgery, mental health, hypertension, epilepsy, and severe allergies.
Experts and patient advocacy groups attribute the crisis to financial difficulties within the system, specifically the underfunding of the unit of payment per capita (UPC), leading to an inability of EPS (health insurers) to pay pharmaceutical managers.
The article criticizes the government's response, calling it "indolent" and "negationist," while highlighting statements from the Minister of Health that are perceived as dismissive of the crisis.
Concerns are also raised about delays in the assignment of sanitary registrations by Invima, further hindering access to necessary medications.

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