Jeisson Pinzón died, the young man with leukemia whose plea for medication from Nueva EPS went viral
A 20-year-old young man diagnosed with cancer died on Saturday, March 14, after months of suffering waiting for an oncological medication that Nueva EPS, an entity intervened by the government, never supplied him.
TL;DR
- Jeisson Pinzón, a 20-year-old diagnosed with cancer, died on March 14.
- He had been publicly requesting the medication Blinatumomad since October 2024 from Nueva EPS.
- Despite a court ruling in his favor, Nueva EPS did not supply the necessary medication.
- The delay prevented a bone marrow transplant, for which his sister was a compatible donor.
- His condition deteriorated due to the lack of treatment, making the transplant impossible.
- The family blames negligence for his death, as judicial orders to provide the medicine were ignored.