Colombia’s Health System Teeters With Medication in Short Supply

Colombia’s Health System Teeters With Medication in Short Supply

The crisis in Colombia’s health system has reached “critical” levels as it fails to provide patients with access to medical services and medication, the government’s independent human-rights watchdog agency warned.

The recent shortage of medicines in Colombia has seriously affected patients with high-risk diseases, who depend on continuous treatments to preserve their health and quality of life. In view of this situation, Gustavo Petro pointed out that there would be a hoarding of medicines in the health system and that measures would be taken. Through his X account, the president said: “It is not a threat, but a certainty: we will not allow the so-called …