Shipment with supplies for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments arrived in the country

The Venezuelan Institute of Social Security (IVSS) announced that this Tuesday, August 16, a shipment of supplies for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis from Panama and India arrived in the country.

This medical material will be used to replace the supplies that were destroyed during the fire registered on Monday in the IVSS warehouses in Antímano. This was reported by the general director of health of Social Security, Milagros Montilla, during a contact with Venezuelan Television from the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía.

Montilla explained that dialyzers and other supplies such as acid and bicarbonate arrived in the shipment, which are essential for the dialysis process of more than 7,000 IVSS patients distributed throughout the country.

“With the arrival of this material, more than 2 weeks of hemodialysis treatment are guaranteed to our more than 7,000 patients,” he said.

He affirmed that the IVSS is doing the necessary paperwork before customs so that these supplies remain as little as possible in that place, and thus can reach the 129 centers throughout the country as quickly as possible.

He also assured that they will continue working to continue bringing supplies to the country to care for patients who need dialysis.

The warehouse fire of the IVSS was registered on Monday morning. In social networks, users shared images of the flames and the smoke in the place.

More than 50 officials from the Fire Department and rescue teams from the Capital District came to put out the flames and prevent them from spreading to other nearby structures.

The Minister of the Interior and Justice, Remigio Ceballos, indicated that they were investigating the causes of the fire and that it was not ruled out that the event was the product of sabotage.

#EnVideo????| General Director of Health of the IVSS, Milagros Montilla reported that a set of medicines and necessary supplies arrived that guarantee hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment to all kidney patients in the country.#MaestrosYObrerosDeLaPatria pic.twitter.com/gkR6b84Mdd

— VTV CHANNEL 8 (@VTVcanal8) August 16, 2022

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