Colombia

Migrants from Venezuela now make up about 20% of Bogotá’s population and their access to basic healthcare is severely limited. We support migrant communities and host populations in the Kennedy district by improving access to medical services, particularly prenatal and perinatal care. We are modernizing the healthcare system, training local medical staff and conducting educational initiatives to ensure safe living and development conditions for women and children.

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What is the Situation?

Colombia has welcomed millions of Venezuelans fleeing the crisis in their country. In Bogotá, Venezuelan migrants now account for about 20% of the city’s total population. The presence of non-state armed groups and the general lack of security pose significant challenges for humanitarian organizations trying to reach those in need, particularly indigenous communities, migrants, and refugees. Geographic isolation and economic hardships further deepen the crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 significantly worsened healthcare conditions and living standards for both migrant and local populations. Victims of Colombia’s armed conflict have also been unable to receive full and essential medical assistance. Key challenges in the healthcare system include ensuring migrants’ access to prenatal check-ups, perinatal care—including psychological support—and implementing specialized care programs and nutritional therapy for children.

Additionally, limited infrastructure, difficulties for farmers in selling their crops, and a lack of stable income sources contribute to a worsening food crisis. Malnutrition is especially severe among children. The high levels of domestic and sexual violence against children and adolescents also present a serious threat—over 15 000 cases were reported in 2020.

Our aid in Colombia

As the Polish Medical Mission, we focus on improving access to healthcare for those in greatest need. Since February 5, 2024, we have been implementing a project that will continue until December 31, 2025. We operate a gynecological clinic in the Kennedy district of Bogotá in partnership with the CEDID Kennedy Center (Centro Distrital para la Integración y Derechos del Migrante y Refugiado), an immigrant support center. Our goal is to assist pregnant women, primarily Venezuelan migrants who are outside Colombia’s healthcare system. The project aims to reduce the spread of HIV and improve access to basic healthcare for the most vulnerable women.

• Mobile Medical Clinics. A mobile clinic has been launched in Kennedy, providing access to gynecological and prenatal consultations, including ultrasounds, laboratory tests, and screenings for sexually transmitted infections.
• Gynecological Clinic. We offer monthly pregnancy ultrasounds, gynecological examinations, and tests for HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis. We also conduct blood morphology tests and diabetes screenings. Women diagnosed with syphilis receive free antibiotic treatment.
• Supplementation and Treatment. When needed, patients receive free vitamin supplements, iron preparations, and antibiotic treatment for infections or fungal diseases.
• Medical Staff Training. We have trained doctors, nurses, and community workers on sexual and reproductive health and pregnancy care.
• Collaboration with the Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá. Through our partnership with the Bogotá Health Secretariat, pregnant women diagnosed with HIV are referred to public hospitals for free treatment.
• Health Education. We have organized educational campaigns on maternal and child health prevention, helping local communities take better care of their well-being.

2025 / Colombia

Gynecological and prenatal care for Venezuelan migrants

The aim of this project is to provide a complete care pathway, in line with the Colombian health system, for pregnant migrant women who do not have access to health care due to their irregular status. The project will offer, among others: gynecological consultations, ultrasound, rapid tests for syphilis, hepatitis B and HIV, confirmatory tests, blood and urine tests, support in receiving systemic health care.

Duration:

5.02.2025-31.12.2025

Location:

Bogota, Colombia

Funding:

PMM's funds

Partner:

CEDID Kennedy

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