Health authorities are investigating the deaths of four minors from Wayuu

Jose David Orellana Amaya was the person who The authorities have alerted the death of four minors from the Wayu tribe in the Kiba community, which belongs to the Unapchon Indigenous Preserve in the state of Riohacha County. After the death was announced, EPS Dusakai entered the venue to check on the health of other minors, in these assessments it was possible to come to Three other minor patients.

The children and adolescents who died have been identified as José Andrés Ibuana Orellana, 2 months old, Paulina Oriana Ibuana, 11, Mélades Oriana Gonzalez, 1 year old, and Samuel David Orellana, 14. As reported by the traditional authority of the Kaiba, in the days before his death, The youngsters had diarrhea, vomiting and severe sore throat.

After learning of the sad death of children and adolescents, The Riohacha Regional Health Secretariat has activated the care pathway for minors at risk to present similar symptoms.

Under the ultimatum, an extraordinary meeting was convened to which Luz Esperanza Campar was invited; The legal representative of the Unapchon Preserve, the Public Health and Insurance Directives of the Secretariat, the Directorate of Indigenous Affairs, representatives of the social sectors, the meeting was also attended by the Provincial Health Secretariat, the Columbian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF) and the Ombudsman. Desk.

Similarly, the authorities established contacts with community leader Ricardo Orellana, representative of the Kepa Reserve, To discuss the entry of a team into this community that will be responsible for the progress of the epidemiological investigation To find out the causes of death of these minors. Through this community work, it is also suggested to determine whether symptoms are consistent with an outbreak in children of the reserve.

The Health Commission was expected to receive an income yesterday, however, In his response, Ricardo Orellana emphasized that the request should be rejected, realizing that at the moment they were burying minors. Likewise, it is expected that the indigenous authorities will grant access on this day.

“It is important to make clear that the intersectoral teams in the Riohacha District Mayor’s Office and the District Health Secretariat wanted to be present this Thursday in the district to make timely intervention and cut chains of infection, in the face of transmissible events. The presence of EPS AIC and Anaswayuu with its network of providers will also be requested to draw attention with their external teams”, Viviana Flores Barros, Riohacha’s health minister, identified.

In addition, this municipal entity pointed out the importance of a careful study of the symptoms that appear on the deceased minors, in order to clarify the causes.

after what happened Community leaders asked to maintain unconditional support from administrative and national entities To determine the cause of death of minors, as well as to take measures to contain this type of death in their youngest communities.

Currently, the other three children who have been treated are receiving medical care at the medical centers in the city of Riohacha.

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