US EditionPetro Defends Colombian Health System Against Criticism over Woman's Death at Clinic
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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro defended the country's health system Wednesday, following criticism sparked by the death of a woman who collapsed at a clinic while trying to obtain medication for herself and her family. Petro questioned on social media why the press fails to highlight the "success of the preventative health system," which he claims has reduced infant and maternal mortality, instead focusing on in…
The health crisis in Colombia has added a new fatal episode. Cecilia Quintero, an older woman who was demanding medication for her son, her husband and herself, died Tuesday in a New EPS clinic, the entity in charge of her health services, in Cúcuta. The death has caused great shock, as her news has been broadcast along with a video showing Quintero explaining her situation instantly before falling unconscious in the drugstore of the Cafam compe…
“How is it possible that they are here and do not deliver them?”: the words of the woman who died demanding medicines TuBarco News Cecilia Quintero went to a dispensary to demand treatments for her, her disabled son and her cardiac husband. Minutes after denouncing the delays, she collapsed in the place. News Colombia. On the morning of Tuesday, February 24, Cecilia Quintero, a woman of approximately 70 years, arrived at a dispensary of medicine…
From the first moment that Ms. Quintero presented a health emergency at the Cafam Caobos Dispensation Point in Cúcuta, the staff of the establishment activated the established protocols and immediately requested the assistance of the emergency services. Despite the timely reaction, the woman died on Tuesday while carrying out the process of complaint of medicines. Droguerías Cafam was emphatic in his official statement: no irregular situation wa…
The woman was identified as Cecilia Quintero, who died on Tuesday, February 24.
A 70-year-old woman died while awaiting the delivery of her medications at a New EPS clinic in Cúcuta, Colombia. The case, which took place on the morning of February 24, 2026, generated indignation among patients and users of the health system in that country. The victim was identified as Cecilia Quintero, a resident of the municipality of Los Patios. According to witnesses, she went early to the point of dispensation and, as she approached the…
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