Minister of Health: “19 ambulances damaged during rallies”

Minister of Health, Rose Gutierrezin dialogue with PTR newsc, reported that during the last mobilizations and days of protest, 19 ambulances They were attacked and severely damaged.

“It cannot be that we have lost more than 19 ambulances that could have saved a life and (now) they are damaged. We cannot lose more lives,” he said.

In addition, the minister urged the protesters to clear the roads to ensure the passage ambulances and vehicles in your sector that transport drugs.

“We call on the entire country to keep all access free. We need to continue to take care of patients. These materials, medicines, bivalent vaccines, which must be at the appropriate temperature in order to get into the regions. ambulances Knowing that they are carrying drugs, you cannot flatten their tires,” he said.

He also said that he is in agreement with Ministry of the Interior (Minister) and Ministry of Defense (Mindef) take care of the demonstrators and policemen injured during the protests.

“We are talking to him. intelligence for the evacuation of patients with the help of air ambulance. FROM minter to clear these areas. I ask the population to let the ambulances through,” he said.

” Ministry of Health (Minsa) He has always worked for all Peruvians. Health has no political connotation (…) In this scheme, we work to guarantee good care for all patients,” he repeated.

Action against the protests

The Minister of Health indicated that the sector is on a “red alert”, which means that “all medical facilities are working at their limits.”

“This means that all human resources on leave, with licenses or permits, are put on hold so that they can be used for patient care,” he explained.

In addition, he pointed out that the measure is to guarantee timely assistance to all those injured during the protests.

” Minsa follow on red health alert which allows us to guarantee timely patient care services. We have guaranteed emergency care, hospitalization, surgical centers and, in addition, we have expanded our network of blood banks. We have over 1324 blood units and a network of disturbing references and counter-references across the country. 1,516 ambulances have been strategically distributed to serve the population in a timely manner,” he explained.

In this sense, he called on the governors and heads of the health sector at the regional level to put into operation the health centers under their jurisdiction.

“I call on all akims, directors and district health departments to work together, because they are the highest authorities in their regions and are responsible for commissioning all medical facilities. We ask akims and district health departments to start buying medicines,” he said.

“I want to tell the population that the highest health authority in the region has guaranteed services, we have ambulances that direct and transport patients in the regions within the country. Many of these ambulances sometimes need immediate transfer in an emergency. quick action is needed. That’s why we have highly specialized and high-tech ambulances with professionals who can even quickly intervene in the ambulance itself,” he added.