He Ministry of Health and Social Protection recently announced the delivery of more than 10,000 basic pieces of equipment, which, as mentioned, They have already reached more than 2.4 million homes in the national territory, thanks to an investment of 4.2 billion pesos.
“The result of this immense public and human investment is that we managed to reduce the infant mortality rate by half, that of pregnant women, and maternal mortality. In the adult population, 12% of controllable chronic diseases have not died compared to the last year of the last government.“, celebrated on his social networks the President Gustavo Petro.
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The announcement, however, generated responses and questions about the veracity of what was announced by the National Government, especially due to the actual expenditure that would have occurred.
Today I deliver the program to build a preventive health system for Colombia
It is already in all municipalities, there are more than 80,000 health professionals covering the national geography from people’s homes themselves.
With them are 1,386 vehicles for more…
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) October 11, 2025
The Colombian Federation of Rare Diseases (Fecoer) spoke about this, mentioning official data, such as those from the Ministry of Health itself, which indicate that an investment of two billion pesos has been made and 4.3 million homes served, but without mentioning the use of the remaining resources.
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Fecoer also cited figures from the Comptroller, which indicate that between 2022 and 2024, 1.6 trillion pesos were transferred to hospitals, of which only $317,000 million is traceable.
“Serious cases such as in the San Martín hospital, in Meta, Cartagena, Soacha and San Jacinto show deviations, unfinished works and funds without a trace“, he mentioned.
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In addition, The Federation stated that of the 10,000 active teams announced by the Government, only 1,201 were contracted and operating as of February 2024..
“All of this occurs in the midst of a crisis in the system: patients dying without medication, increasing guardianships and an insufficient UPC. Where is the $4.2 trillion? It is not in the reports, it is not in the territories and, most seriously, are they not saving lives?“Fecoer concluded.
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