Reportaje especial

Sara busca a su hijo, Miguel, desde el 9 de abril de 2020. La emergencia de salud por covid-19, según la madre, estancó la operatividad de entidades como la Policía Nacional Civil y la Fiscalía General de la República debido a que ninguna actuó con inmediatez. Pasó una noche para que las autoridades pusieran en marcha el Protocolo de Acción Urgente y Estrategia de Búsqueda (PAU) y transcurrió un mes para que la sede fiscal cumpliera con la fase inicial de recolección de información para abrir el expediente. De acuerdo con la Unidad Especializada de Personas Desaparecidas, durante la cuarentena domiciliar, las denuncias han disminuido en comparación a enero y febrero. Pasó de 198, a 93 casos en el mes mayo. A pesar de la baja, la efectividad para la localización de las víctimas ha sido del 54.79%.

At least 90% of people diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease in Costa Rica are dialyzed at home. The goal of the entire healthcare system is to ensure that hospitals are not saturated with people who must undergo scrubbing treatment for several hours a day, and three to four times a week. This forces the construction or adaptation of a sterile room. The measure involves a significant expense for families who already live on the poverty line and who, in addition, this disease leaves without income, since the mills, endorsed by the government, test for kidney damage before hiring people. If they find altered results, they don’t use them. The cases are concentrated in one of the provinces with the most agricultural weight: Guanacaste.

The Central American Pacific coast is plagued by communities where people live marked by chronic kidney disease. To this diagnosis numerous studies have added nontraditional. It means that it is not preceded by other basic diseases and also appears at an earlier age. Those affected agree to work in agricultural activities and reside as neighbors of massive crops. This is the first chapter of a series that will address the phenomenon. This is about Honduras.