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The Reloncaví Health Service, in the Los Lagos region, urged the migrant community to attend health care facilities when necessary, regardless of their condition in the country, in the framework of the health emergency due to Covid-19.
“There are people who, because they are undocumented, could limit themselves to consultingIn this regard, the Health Service, in CESFAM, hospitals and emergency establishments, is governed by ministerial lines and regulations that place health care at the center. Regardless of the immigration situation, our priority is the delivery of care and guidance“Added Luisa Abarca, in charge of the entity’s Migrants Program.
According to the official, regardless of the immigration situation or economic problems, anyone who is at risk of contagion by COVID-19 or have symptoms of any kind, they are entitled to care.
In this context, the director of the Reloncaví Health Service stated that, “In the case of foreigners in a situation of lack of resources, they are given a provisional number and with this they can be attended free of charge“
For people of Haitian nationality, who only speak Creole, they will enable a telephone number that will be answered by the intercultural facilitator of the network.
On April 24, the field hospital of Puerto Montt came into operation, in the Los Lagos region, to treat patients with lower risk pathologies and thus focus decongest the attention of the Regional Hospital for complex cases associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: BioBioChile, El Repuertero
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