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Free health day in Cartagena: these are the neighborhoods that will benefit
This Thursday, March 26, Cartagena will experience a massive health day with free attention in three strategic hospitals in the city. The initiative seeks to improve access to specialized medical services and respond to high user demand.
TL;DR
- A free, massive health day will take place on March 26th in Cartagena.
- Three strategic hospitals (Canapote, El Pozón, and Nelson Mandela) will offer services from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Services include general medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, urology, orthopedics, and more.
- Programs for sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and vector-borne disease prevention will be available.
- Complementary services include lab tests, cardiovascular risk screenings, and rapid tests for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B.
- A separate HPV vaccination drive will occur from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in shopping centers Gran Manzana, La Castellana, and La Plazuela.