📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Directorate of International Cooperation, held a coordination meeting with the Ministry of Health (MINSA), aimed at strengthening international cooperation as a key element to face challenges in public health, especially through access to technical assistance, logistics and specialized human resources, to meet the surgical demand of patients with cataracts.
With 814 surgeries performed in 2025, both institutions reaffirm their commitment to continue strengthening international cooperation to guarantee timely and quality care. With this purpose, the need to incorporate, through international alliances, ophthalmologists, nurses and anesthesiologists was raised to expand surgical coverage in the short term and strengthen institutional capacities.
Likewise, the importance of guaranteeing the sustainability of interventions was emphasized, combining immediate actions with preventive strategies, surgical strengthening and development of local capacities. In this context, international cooperation is emerging as an essential component to ensure the provision of equipment, inputs and knowledge transfer processes.
In relation to the medical brigades, the results obtained from international cooperation were highlighted, including the 444 surgeries performed with the support of the United States and the participation of a Canadian team of specialists.
In addition, the importance of knowledge transfer with countries such as Canada, Spain and the United States was highlighted, along with the adoption of efficient models such as the one implemented in the Republic of India.
Participating in the meeting, for the MINSA, were Maria Victoria de Crespo, director of the Directorate of Health Services Provision; Jose Luis Vasquez, coordinator of the Directorate of International Affairs and Technical Cooperation; and Lilia de Morales, director of the Office of International Affairs and Technical Cooperation.
Attending for the Foreign Ministry were Yashira Ortega, deputy director of International Cooperation; Areadna Torres, head of the Negotiations Department; and Gilma Pena, head of the Department of Binational and Multinational Cooperation.
