health
diciembre 23, 2025
“Una catástrofe humanitaria”: alerta de grupos de pacientes por el sistema de salud
El colectivo Todos por la Salud, que agrupa a pacientes, personal médico y ciudadanos, denunció este lunes que la crisis del sistema de salud en Colom...
TL;DR
- The healthcare crisis in Colombia is described as a humanitarian catastrophe, leading to institutional victimization.
- Systematic denial of timely care and interruption of vital treatments are causing irreparable harm to patients.
- Public health indicators show setbacks, with preventable deaths increasing due to financial and administrative collapse.
- Antiretroviral treatment coverage has fallen to 80%, leaving over 35,000 people without treatment, coinciding with a rise in new HIV cases.
- Patients with cancer, transplant needs, diabetes, and other chronic conditions face life risks due to medication shortages and service interruptions.
- Over 2,000 deaths in 2025 are linked to administrative barriers and lack of continuity in care for rare diseases.
- Resource retention by EPS and inefficiency of government-intervened EPS are financially strangling hospitals and clinics.
- The adequacy of the 2025 Unit of Payment per Capita (UPC) is questioned, as it's deemed insufficient to cover real healthcare costs.
- Prioritizing infrastructure over adequate funding for existing patients may violate the fundamental right to health.