More than a year after President Santiago Peña and Minister María Teresa Barán promised a comprehensive overhaul of the Caacupé Regional Hospital, the facility remains in a state of abandonment, with deteriorated infrastructure, lack of essential medicines, and insufficient resources.
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Patients report that for over a month, the Regional Hospital of Caacupé and health units in the Cabañas and Daniel Escurra districts have been without amlodipine and enalapril, essential medications for controlling high blood pressure. The shortage exposes weaknesses in the public health system in Cordillera.
Sixty women deprived of liberty were transferred from the Concepción Regional Penitentiary to the Prison Complex for Women Deprived of Liberty (Comple), in Emboscada, Cordillera department, as part of Operation Umbral 2.5. Only 15 inmates remained in Concepción. The Ministry of Justice has not disclosed the selection criteria or the identity of those transferred.
The community of Isla Pucú, in the department of Cordillera, celebrated its 85 years as a district this Sunday with a student parade that brought together around 30 educational institutions. Mayor Stacy López (PLRA) thanked the massive participation of the population, highlighting the city's growth.