45 children in a state of malnutrition and 55 cases of whooping cough were detected during the medical mission which was held in the comunidad de Taminakawhich is in the district of Palomino, in the municipality of Dibulla, where 21 children died from this disease.
The results were announced in two workshops of the sSecretary of HealthWelfare and Social Integration, together with the Secretary of Departmental Health of La Guajira, the participation of a delegate from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, with the IPSI Gonawindua and the EPSI Dusakawi, which were carried out to also strengthen the accompaniment in the improvement of health care processes respecting uses and customs.