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An average of 2000 people exposed to heavy metal contamination have been attended by the Regional Health Management (Geresa) of Lambayeque, as reported by the regional coordinator of the Heavy Metals and Other Chemical Substances Strategy, Rubén Eneque Namuche, who also explained that groups of between 400 and 500 people who receive comprehensive health care are scheduled annually.
Geresa, through the Regional Strategy for Heavy Metals, is responsible for the comprehensive care of the population exposed to these substances in nine districts of the Lambayeque region, among the districts affected by this problem are Mórrope, Mochumí, Jayanca, Pacora, Íllimo, Pítipo, Mesones Muro, which are basically districts that are located in the Provinces of Lambayeque and Ferreñafe.
"The comprehensive care that this population receives is multidisciplinary at the first level of care, once the areas are located, the priority risk population is chosen, which are children under 12 years of age and pregnant women registered in the Comprehensive Health System (SIS)," said Eneque Namuche.
At the same time, they are provided with comprehensive health services such as: medicine, nursing, psychology, dentistry, nutrition and according to the evaluation, and if the doctor deems it necessary, a referral is made to the third level of care in this case to the Regional Hospital of Lambayeque," said the person in charge of the Heavy Metals and Other Chemical Substances Strategy
It should be noted that in the Lambayeque region in the 9 districts mentioned above there are 52 affected population centers, of which 10,080 inhabitants are exposed to arsenic and 6,100 residents who are affiliated to the SIS and are part of the prioritized groups, approximately 16,180 people are exposed.
The health professional also said that there are other types of minerals in smaller quantities that have been found in these areas, such as selenium and uranium, but they are in isolated wells, where the Executive Directorate of Environmental Health is already intervening.
He also pointed out that there are some very classic manifestations that are called "rain splashing", which are like punctiform spots that appear on the skin of patients exposed to heavy metals, and this already indicates a chronic process that can trigger other types of diseases.
