Active health contingency plan in Boquerón and Alto Paraguay due to floods - .:IP Agency:::.

The communities of the Paraguayan Chaco are in a critical situation due to the floods that affect the inhabitants of the area, which have been practically under water for several days. Faced with this situation, the Chamber of Senators unanimously passed a bill declaring an emergency situation in the three departments of the Chaco, President Hayes, Boquerón and Alto Paraguay. They continue to assist families affected by the floods in the Chaco. …

Asunción, IP Agency.- The Ministry of Health through its health regions activated in the departments of Boquerón and Alto Paraguay the contingency plan to care for isolated communities due to floods and terrestrial accessibility. They enabled health facilities as well as ambulances in different communities. In the department of Boquerón, after the last rains, routes, impassable roads and isolation of communities were generated.