By Sebastian De los Heros | Development coordinator
Alianza Arkana recognizes the hard work of medical workers in Peru in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. However, we do not cease to criticize the public health system, abandoned by the governments and which has forced vulnerable populations to seek alternative solutions to a decent treatment in a hospital.
There are more than 150 Shipibo-Konibo communities in the Peruvian Amazon, of which only 63 have a basic health center, all of them precarious, and without the capacity to offer a comprehensive and effective service to the families. This reflects the lack of interest of the political parties and their militants in improving the living conditions of the indigenous population.
In the case of urban areas, there are no specific records about the Shipibo population and the health centers they use, but we have empirical knowledge about their needs and deficiencies. We are talking about health problems that are not only the 1517 cases of Shipibos infected by COVID-19, according to official government reports, but other diseases or emergencies that were abandoned by the pandemic, silenced by historical state deficiencies, including: childbirth problems, strokes, cysts, hemorrhages, infections, etc.
The Health Fund for emergencies promoted by Alianza Arkana contributes to solve these needs, which are not published to respect the privacy of patients, providing financial support to those who really need it.
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