The Ministry of Health of San Luis Potosi has invested more than seven million pesos in the treatment of Francisco Nunez, 14, who had a severe case of hemophilia.
The implementation of Seguro Popular in San Luis Potosí San Luis allowed a 14 year old with severe hemophilia had access to diagnosis and treatment of their disease, despite the high cost that represents seven million pesos.
Francisco Núñez García, 14, started when he was hit in his right knee during a football match on 13 February 2013. This episode detonated his hemophilia problem and observed a large hematoma proportions, accompanied by strong pain.
His attention began in the Health Center of your city, El Barril, and continued in Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones", located in the state capital, four or five hours of community Barrel.
After the diagnosis of severe hemophilia, Francisco began treatment with bulbs "Factor 8", the cost per unit is around 6000 pesos.
In an interview, Health Secretary San Luis Potosi, Francisco Posada, said the XXI Century Medical Insurance covers any treatment requiring children up to 10 years old; however, the government health services have made an extra effort to cover the cost of treating Francisco, who is currently in good health.
He explained that in the "Dr. Ignacio Morones" Central Hospital of San Luis Potosi was diagnosed young with severe hemophilia, for which until a decade ago there was no hope of life so your treatment unaffordable.
Hemophilia is an incurable condition characterized by a genetic deficiency in the X chromosome, men suffer and its characteristic is that patients lack the "Factor 8", which allows for proper blood clotting.
In the absence of that factor, patients are likely to have bleeding in different parts of the body, may even be asymptomatic and only walking, coughing or sneezing, bleeding.
He explained that while Francis had improved, over time the body began to refuse treatment, so had to switch to one called "Factor 7", which cost 60 thousand pesos per unit, representing an investment of high cost due to the number of vials that have requested.
For child care, the Health Authority has invested more than seven million pesos with Seguro Popular resources, as to the treatment of youth has been necessary also called Anti-hemophilic factor, a glycoprotein contained in blood plasma which promotes clotting.
The process is not over and although Francisco has improved, "we are in the process of treatment to return to the 'Factor 8,' which will require an annual investment of three to four million in medicine," said Secretary God bless you.
Until the creation of Seguro Popular, these patients died from lack of access to health services and treatment because there was a financing scheme.
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