The RedInmunos association, made up of fathers and mothers of boys and girls who suffer from some type of food allergy or digestive disorders, expressed their concern about the obstacles and refusals that many social works and they prepay give to deliver medicated milk.
Despite the fact that coverage in this area is 100% according to a national law, the social works Y prepaid They say that the provinces are not adhered to it. In turn, RedInmunos promotes a campaign on social networks through which they seek to make visible the difficulties encountered in obtaining the aforementioned medicated milks with social works.
Apparently not enough for prepaid Y social works a prescription by pediatricians for the treatment of children with medical conditions such as being premature, allergies, digestive disorders or metabolic disorders.
The campaign is accompanied by a petition created on the Change platform to gather signatures named LechesEspecialesYa. In that petition they state that it is a right guaranteed by law since 2016 and they insist that prepaid companies comply with the regulations.
“We are thousands of families who demand that the social works and prepaid guarantees access to special milk. Today, the law is not enforced and thousands of people face obstacles when it comes to receiving an essential product for their children.” As they pointed out, medicated milk is necessary for about 2% of children under three years of age.
Words from the president of RedInmunos and its founder
Verónica Pernas, president of RedInmunos pronounced: “Every day in our association we receive complaints from fathers and mothers who find it difficult to access these medicated milks that their boys and girls need yes or yes to guarantee adequate nutrition. that allows them to achieve healthy growth.
In addition, he clarified that “it is not enough to present the medical prescription even indicating the pediatrician’s diagnosis; likewise, many social works they have their own rules or interpretations of the law, which is very clear, and they deny, hold back or put obstacles in the way of the delivery of these milks”.
On the other hand, Sandra Del Hoyo, honorary president and founder of The association explains that some provinces that have not adhered to the law “seize it so as not to cover it, since the law is national and invites the provinces to adherelaugh”.
Del Hoyo concluded with: “We are talking about the nutrition of children at an age that is more than essential, not a luxury,” he said and concluded: “The prepaid are companies and the social works do not merit their name, they have become companies too.”
