Chocó Hospital is without medications due to public order crises on roads

San Francisco de Asís Hospital in Chocó lifted an alert, Due to the scarce of medicines that the medical institution suffers at this time on behalf of public order problems on the roads of the department.

According to Natalia Mazo Rivera, The burning of three load trucks on the Quibdó – Risaralda road last Wednesday, affected the supply of medicines because in one of the incinerated vehicles the medicine for the attention of the Chocoana population was transported.

Added to this situation, The manager recalls that the Quibdó-Medellín route is closed six days ago by a collapsewhich has aggravated the delivery of medicines and supplies.

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Therefore, From the Government of Chocó they had to establish a humanitarian bridge that allows the delivery by way of supplies to the San Francisco hospital; However, they ensure that shortage is still presented, which has generated difficulties in user care.

From the hospital they called the National Government to be able to overcome this situation as soon as.

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On the burning of vehicles on the roads of the country, the Colombian Federation of Cargo and Logistics Transporters, Colfecar, indicated that at least 20 acts of public order They have registered, only this year, against truckers in Antioquia and Chocósituation that not only puts transporters in check, but is a cause for alert for the National Police.

“The last case of Choco, was last Wednesday, September 3, where 03 vehicles were incinerated in the Peñas del Oblivion sector at the border between Chocó and Risaralda,” said Colfecar.