Toluca, Méx.— Since December 31, the shortage of seven medicines for cancer treatment began at the Children’s Hospital in Toluca, denounced parents of 150 children, who demanded a solution.
Parents from various areas, some even from Mexico City, alleged that since the end of 2019 they interrupted the supply of essential medicines for the treatment of children, but in some cases they always received support from civil organizations that had some doses .
However, from January, they were informed that there was no vincristine, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and cytarabine, among others, a situation that has worsened with the passing of days, so they will continue with the protests despite the commitment of the directors of the Hospital normalize supply on Friday, February 14.
Roberto Rojas de Jesús indicated that he travels from the municipality of San Felipe del Progreso every eight days so that his son Izael Rojas Miranda, 12, receives treatment; It is in week 40 of 140 of the protocol, but it has been without medicine for 15 days.
He explained that he spends 600 pesos per trip. There are two hours of travel, which for your child involves emotional and physical wear, and most desperately, he said, is that “we have just been told that the disease can return if the appropriate medication is not applied.”
He said that if necessary he would borrow to buy the drug that costs up to 5,000 pesos the dose, but there is no in Mexico, doctors explained.
The dissatisfied made the “sit-in” on the Colon route, in front of the hospital because they receive no response from the Ministry of Health.
The head of the branch, Gabriel O’Shea Cuevas, ruled out that it is due to lack of financial resources or administrative issues.
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