health
diciembre 24, 2025
Muertes evitables: la dimensión real de la crisis en salud
Por Luis Gonzalo Morales Sánchez - [email protected]
TL;DR
- Preventable deaths in Colombia have surged due to a crisis in the healthcare system, worsened by government policies since 2022.
- The debt to EPS exceeds 32 trillion pesos, impacting payment chains, causing service suspensions by providers, and leading to treatment interruptions for patients.
- Vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected, with reports of deaths linked to failures in treating rare diseases.
- The absence of an updated system for monitoring preventable mortality is a significant governance failure, hindering decision-making and accountability.
- An estimation suggests between 200,000 and 250,000 preventable deaths may have accumulated between 2022 and 2025.
- The article argues that governmental reforms should not put human lives at risk and calls for responsibility, rectification, and transparent data.