Bolivia’s health system is on the brink of crisis due to huge deficiencies in imported drugs, medical associations warned Friday. Bolivia is facing a serious financial crisis, characterized by the lack of currency associated with a decrease in gas exports. “For patients suffering from serious illnesses, there are no medication. Not even the essentials, “Fernando Romero, president of the Association of Doctors of the capital La PAS, complained. The citizen’s lawyer had intervened in mid -April, warning that nine of the country’s 20 major public hospitals had insufficient reserves of drugs. Rolando Iriarte, president of the Kotsambaba Medical Association, said the price of some drugs had increased by more than 200%, complaining of lack of basic supplies to hospitals, including catheters and anesthetic. “I haven’t seen such a difficult situation before,” he said. Drug importers are obliged to turn to the black market, where the US dollar is exchanged with 16.5 Bolivian (instead of 6.97 which is the official exchange rate), making […]
Source: News Beast
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