The Punta de Bombón health centre, located in the province of Islay, Arequipa region, was in the news throughout the country in September last year when Congressman Hernando Guerra García (Fuerza Popular) died after a breakdown. The lack of staff at the facility did not allow the legislator to be treated.
On September 28, it will be one year since the death of the parliamentarian and the situation at the health center has not improved. So much so that the staff of the center itself Local Health Administration Community (CLAS) organized a barbecue to place a corrugated iron covering due to serious structural deficiencies. Roofs and columns are leaking when it rains in the district, putting patients and medical staff at risk.
Roofs are sewers in the establishment. (Photo: GEC)
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Barbecue to improve health center
The activity was organized last Sunday, September 8, in the Arequipa district. Romy Antonia Sánchez Del Carpio, president of CLAS, informed to Mail that The goal was to sell 500 barbecues, but only 200 were sold.
“Punta de Bombón is a small town and there have been accidents in the last week. That is why similar activities have been held to raise funds. It has not been possible to raise the money to buy the corrugated iron.“, he lamented.
It takes 34 corrugated sheets to cover an area of 165 square meters.The CLAS have the budget for direct administration resources, but if we spend all that money we will have a deficit (…) buying the calaminones through an activity is an immediate solution, perhaps they are not suitable for the institutions, but if we see inaction on their part, what can we do?questioned Sanchez.
Barbecue organized by the CLAS Punta de Bombón. (Photo: GEC)
This is because days before the barbecue, the Regional Health Management of Arequipa issued a statement in which it did not endorse “No extramural activities organized by health establishments to raise funds for the maintenance of health infrastructure“, it reads. (SEE PRESS RELEASE).
Press release from Geresa. (Photo: Diffusion)
The statement also reports an allocation of 23 thousand soles for the improvement of health services at the Punta de Bombón health centre. But in Sánchez’s opinion, the money will be used for other improvements, which are also needed, but not as urgent as repairing the roof. “We don’t know how they are going to use all the money, but the project description talks about replacing gutters, tank maintenance, replacing lights (…) it is not directed at installing the roof.“, noticed.
New health center
The truth is that the population of Punta de Bombón does not perceive that the Regional Government of Arequipa have the will to build a new health center.
It happens that the In 2020, the district donated a 5,000 square meter plot of land to the health department, for the purpose of building the new medical facility. A technical profile was drawn up for this, but they do not have a file, the formulation of which is the responsibility of the regional government.
Sanchez explained that the project was removed from the list of 13 projects of need by regional agreement in February of this year. The reason is the lack of a technical file. Another problem is due to the delay, the profile is about to expire, December 2, and half a million soles are required to update it.
For now, the health center will await the execution of the repairs announced by the regional government. The project to place the metal structure on the roof will be suspended until the CLAS Board of Directors decide what to do with the little money raised and given the regional entity’s refusal to support the initiative to benefit the residents.
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