Panama, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Estimates show that every year, some 20,000 people cross the Darien Gap, in the easternmost region of Panama, and many of them travel with health problems such as dehydration and fever, it was reported on Monday.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), children and pregnant women stand out among the migrants who arrive in Panama illegally through the jungle. At present, they also face risks related to Covid-19.
The Panamanian Government recently reopened the Canglon medical post, one of few that provides primary healthcare in that region bordering Colombia, where some 20 people from local and migrant communities are assisted daily.
The UN representation donated furniture, medical equipment, medicines and other supplies in order to reopen this place, which seeks to strengthen health services in a remote region, where the closest hospital is four hours away.
Official figures reveal that until late October 2020, more than 2,600 irregular migrants were stranded in Panama, many of them Haitians, although others came from African and Asian countries. Several dozen of them were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
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The Panamanian Government recently reopened the Canglon medical post, one of few that provides primary healthcare in that region bordering Colombia, where some 20 people from local and migrant communities are assisted daily.
The UN representation donated furniture, medical equipment, medicines and other supplies in order to reopen this place, which seeks to strengthen health services in a remote region, where the closest hospital is four hours away.
Official figures reveal that until late October 2020, more than 2,600 irregular migrants were stranded in Panama, many of them Haitians, although others came from African and Asian countries. Several dozen of them were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
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