The SNP and EsSalud have signed an agreement to
execute the articulated actions in order to prevent and reduce this illness on
different fishing grounds all around our peruvian coast, in various
departments, such as Piura, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua
and Tacna. This first stage of “Armada de Hierro” has been mainly focused on
the children of our fishing companies' collaborators.
Last September 24th, a campaign was carried out at
Coishco (Ancash), where besides performing screenings for anemia, other
activities took place, such as demonstrative cooking, tasting the dishes rich
in iron and talks regarding the prevention of anemia and nutrition. In
addition, pediatric attention was provided along with vaccinations and diabetes
screening. We stand out the support of the EsSalud network in Ancash which
helped to lead the campaign to its success, considering that the children under
3 years old level of anemia is alarming: In the area it goes up to 47.5% and in
the region to 42.8%.
The campaign continues: Puerto Malabrigo
The next stop was made in La Libertad on September 26th.
“Armada de Hierro” made it to Puerto Malabrigo to follow up with the plan that
fights children’s anemia using the same method applied in Coishco. It is the
fourth city where the campaign goes to, which reaffirms the commitment of the
involved parties to eradicate the illness. In the same way, the role performed
by the EsSalud network from Chocope in La Libertad was essential, due to the
high level of anemia of children under the age of 3 in the area, which goes up
to 34.8%, meanwhile in the region it gets to 50.4%.
