2023-07-03 22:00:19
The RSV outbreak facing Chile was fueled by unusual rains and a severe winter.
Children under five years of age are the most exposed, especially infants.
Among the Mexican personnel sent there are 26 health professionals, among whom are nursing personnel, intensive care medical personnel and pediatric specialists.
Currently Chile is facing a serious outbreak of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) caused by unusual rains and severe winter. This is a fairly severe problem that mainly affects children under five years of age. With this in mind, the Government of Mexico made the decision to send a support brigade with humanitarian aid.
In this case, the team is made up of 26 health professionals, including nursing staff, intensive care medical staff and pediatric specialists.
Humanitarian aid against a serious virus
This effort to provide solidarity aid against one of the biggest viruses that this southern cone country has faced in recent years is the result of collaboration between the Secretaries of Health, the Navy and Foreign Relations (SRE), as well as the Mexican Agency International Cooperation for Development (Amexcid) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Through the strategy of Emergency Medical Teams of the Ministry of Health of Mexico (EMT-MEX for its acronym in English), in an act of solidarity and cooperation between our country and the region, the Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela , signed the letter confirming the dispatch of the Mexican mission of specialists from the National Institutes of Health.
It is worth mentioning that, during this year, our government presides over the Emergency Medical Teams for the Americas Initiative.
The medical personnel were transferred on the CASA C-295 plane registration AXN-1255 of Semar belonging to ESCAN-312, with six naval elements that make up its crew, will stop in Guayaquil, Ecuador; Arica, Chile, and later the 11th Air Brigade of the Chilean Air Force will arrive in Santiago de Chile, in Santiago, staying for 20 days and their work will reinforce the clinical teams specialized in pediatric intensive care, to care for patients under five years of age with symptoms severe respiratory illness, especially infants.
Government of Mexico sends humanitarian aid to Chile to provide specialized medical care
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With this support from specialized medical cells, the Chilean health system will convert and expand the number of pediatric beds for critical care in five regions of Chile.
For said mission, the institutions will cover salaries and indirect costs. The Chilean government will support the transfer from the airport or point of entry through which the Mexican medical mission enters, to the place where the deployment will take place. Accommodation and food will be covered by the Ministry of Health of that nation.
Origin of the RSV outbreak in Chile
In recent days, the Republic of Chile was affected by unusual rains and a severe winter. This caused an increase in respiratory diseases due to various viruses, with the consequent demand for health services, especially for children who require highly specialized care.
The RSV outbreak affects, above all, infants from zero to one year, followed by the age group from one to four years. Faced with this situation, the Chilean government requested external humanitarian aid to respond to the demand for assistance, which involves emergency care, hospitalization and occupation of critical beds.
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