Hemophilia and System Crisis
Something must be said to the National Government by the fact that in 2025 Colombian households spent COP 10.5 trillion more on health than at the beginning of this four-year term, and in cumulative terms, during the first three years of the current administration, family spending in this area has undergone a variation of 16.7%. This is a scandalous figure that should concern those who direct the Public Health System, starting with the minister in charge.
TL;DR
- Colombian households spent $10.5 trillion more on health in 2025 than at the start of the current four-year term.
- Family spending on health services has increased by 16.7% cumulatively during the current administration.
- Patients are being treated as consumers, and money previously allocated for savings or leisure is now used for medical treatments and medicines.
- The Dane report shows an upward trend in family spending on health goods and services between 2022 and 2025.
- Lack of prescribed medicines and delays in delivery are forcing patients and families to purchase them privately.
- The Colombian Association of Scientific Societies (ACSC) expressed concern over children with hemophilia and rare coagulation disorders not receiving essential medications.
- The case of a 7-year-old boy with hemophilia who died due to a lack of timely medication is highlighted.