Colombia's health crisis reaches the IACHR: patients request urgent visit and precautionary measures
The health crisis in Colombia has escalated to international levels. Several patient associations traveled to Washington to meet with a special rapporteur from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
TL;DR
- Colombian patient associations met with an IACHR special rapporteur in Washington to report on the national health crisis.
- They allege the crisis violates rights to life, integrity, and dignity due to service failures, treatment delays, and medication shortages.
- Patients report deaths linked to lack of timely attention and interruption of essential therapies.
- They also cited non-compliance with Constitutional Court orders regarding healthcare guarantees.
- Concerns were raised about the continuity of services for patients in EPS intervened by the state.
- The organizations requested an urgent IACHR visit to Colombia, a call for urgent government action, and formal recommendations for solutions.