By Eju.tv:
Roadblocks Prevent 24 Children Needing Hemodialysis and Chemotherapy From Reaching Hospital in La Paz
A girl with kidney failure suffered a medical deterioration at home, and efforts are underway to transfer her to the hospital so she can remain hospitalized.
At least 24 children who require hemodialysis and chemotherapy sessions are unable to receive treatment because roadblocks are preventing them from traveling to the Children’s Hospital in La Paz.
“These are already three weeks of roadblocks, and we have many children with kidney failure who must come for hemodialysis sessions two or three times a week, but in many cases they have not been able to arrive. We carry out weekly hemodialysis sessions for at least 24 patients,” explained the director of the Children’s Hospital, Alfredo Mendoza.
Road blockades have cut off the department of La Paz for 22 days, and daily activities in the city have been disrupted by marches, protests, and threats from Evo Morales supporters, who are preventing the normal circulation of public transportation vehicles.
“We have a dramatic case involving a girl who receives hemodialysis three times a week. Because of the roadblocks, she has not been able to reach the hospital for an entire week and her condition worsened. We have worked with the Ombudsman’s Office so this girl can return to the hospital and remain admitted because she lives very far away,” the physician detailed.
At that hospital there are also children receiving chemotherapy who must attend treatment sessions every other day, several of whom have been unable to arrive because of the roadblocks.
“They cannot make transfers between vehicles, and they are at risk of infection. For children receiving chemotherapy, the most important thing is preventing them from contracting any respiratory, gastrointestinal, or other type of infection because this complicates their treatment,” Mendoza warned.
Regarding the supply of oxygen and food, the director said they managed to receive medical oxygen thanks to the cooperation of the company Linde, which refilled the hospital’s tank, providing enough supply for five days. A similar situation applies to food rations.
However, as of yesterday, ambulances in the emergency network still had no gasoline, so authorities hope that by this weekend a humanitarian corridor will be opened to allow the entry of food and medical supplies.
By Fernando D. Torres
Por Eju.tv:
Bloqueos impiden que 24 niños que precisan hemodiálisis y quimioterapia lleguen al hospital en La Paz
Una niña con falla renal se descompensó en su domicilio y buscan trasladarla al hospital para que se quede internada.
Al menos 24 niños que precisan sesiones de hemodiálisis y quimioterapia no pueden recibir los tratamientos debido a los bloqueos que impiden que se trasladen hasta el Hospital del Niño, en La Paz.
«Son tres semanas de bloqueos y tenemos muchos niños con insuficiencia renal que deben asistir para recibir sus sesiones de hemodiálisis dos o tres veces por semana, que no han podido llegar en muchos casos, nosotros realizamos sesiones de hemodiálisis de forma semanal a por lo menos 24 pacientes», explicó el director del Hospital del Niño, Alfredo Mendoza.
Los bloqueos de caminos tienen cercado al departamento de La Paz desde hace 22 días y las actividades en la urbe paceña se ven afectadas a diario por las marchas, protestas y amenazas de los evistas que impiden la normal circulación de vehículos de transporte público.
En ese nosocomio hay otros niños que reciben quimioterapia que deben asistir a sus sesiones día por medio, varios de los cuales no pudieron llegar por los bloqueos.
En lo que respecta al suministro de oxígeno y alimentos, el director señaló que lograron recibir el suministro del insumo médico gracias a la colaboración de la empresa Linde, que recargó el tanque del centro para una autonomía de cinco días, algo parecido a las raciones de comida.
Sin embargo, las ambulancias de la red de emergencias hasta ayer no tenían gasolina, por lo que se espera que hasta este fin de semana se abra un corredor humanitario para permitir el ingreso de víveres e insumos.
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