For his part, the Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez, made a call for solidarity to the veterans, announcing that the agreement was signed “between the Ministry of Defense, MinSalud and the Peace Fund, to care for the disabled who require prostheses in their rehabilitation process”.
However, the possibility that former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) receive care at the Military Hospital, It unleashed the rejection of the members of the CGA, who in their statement expressed concern and “absolute rejection of the Government’s recent decision.”
In the letter, the veterans also assured that “The Central Military Hospital of Bogotá is already frequently at maximum capacity, caring for our military heroes and their families, “who have defended and protected our country with bravery and sacrifice.”
The Government’s decision to include the demobilized in the list of patients at the medical center, responds to point three of the peace agreement, signed in November 2016, where it was agreed to offer comprehensive care to the parties involved in the conflict.
Iván Velásquez stressed that in 2018, through the National Policy for the Social and Economic Reintegration of Former FARC Members, The need to provide support to people with disabilities for their adequate rehabilitation was established.
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