Kevin Acosta's cousin also suffers from hemophilia, how long has he been without medication?
Eithan Sebastián Barrera, a two-year-old baby with severe hemophilia A, has gone more than two months without receiving his vital treatment from Nueva EPS.
TL;DR
- Eithan Sebastián Barrera, a two-year-old with severe hemophilia A, has not received his vital medication from Nueva EPS since December 18th.
- The IPS that previously supplied the medication stopped doing so after its contract with Nueva EPS ended.
- The family has four other relatives with hemophilia who have also been awaiting medication since December.
- Kevin Acosta, Eithan's seven-year-old cousin, died after a fall, reportedly due to a delay in treatment and lack of medication.
- President Petro and Health Minister Guillermo Jaramillo made controversial statements suggesting that a hemophiliac child should restrict activities like riding a bicycle.
- Kevin's mother refuted these statements, asserting that her son died from a lack of medication, not from the bicycle fall.