Restore Health in Cerro de Pasco

After years of denies the Peruvian government recognized the severe environmental situation in Cerro de Pasco and allocate funds for remediation.

In the last months, after several meetings between the community and the government (meetings in which the company never showed up), the central government of Peru recognized the severe situation of the city of Cerro de Pasco and decided to act with the following major points.

1. The ministry of health will provide medical attention to all the children with proved presence of heavy metals in their bodies.
2. The ministry of health will guarantee that the national institute of San Borja will attend all the polluted children.
3. The ministry of health will meet the mining company in order to coordinate the relocation of affected families.
4. The ministry of health will promote the installation of an oncological clinic in Cerro de Pasco in accordance with the regional government.
5. The ministry of health will promote, together with the regional government, the building of the new hospital in Cerro de Pasco.
6. The ministry of health will declare the area in health emergency for 90 days.
7. The ministry of health will garantee acces to drinkable water to the affected families.

Source International, as always, is on the front line to guarantee the effectiveness of the agreement and will monitor any further development.

• Official agreement (PDF)