PROTECCIÓN DEL DERECHO A LA SALUD DE LAS PERSONAS VENEZOLANAS EN COLOMBIA; REALIDAD Y RETOS.

Abstract

The present investigation refers to the right to health of the Venezuelan migrant population residing in Colombia, based on an analysis of the legal-factual reality of the protection of this right, based on the regulations, jurisprudence and doctrine that has been issued. in this regard, but mainly through the verification of compliance or non-compliance with the existing provisions in favor of this sector of the population. Therefore, the first chapter refers to the current legislation issued by the competent bodies, in order to safeguard the rights of Venezuelan migrants in the country, taking into consideration their permanence in the country on a regular or irregular basis, as well as the requirements to access the general health social security system. Subsequently, the second chapter reflects the reality of the right to health of Venezuelan citizens in Colombia, by exposing the barriers imposed on them by officials of institutions that provide this public service, considered a fundamental right through the 1991 political constitution. Finally, formulas are proposed to combat the violation of the right to health of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, through the implementation of technical and legal strategies focused on guaranteeing this fundamental right. Likewise, measures are provided to address this situation, especially with respect to issues such as the right to sexual and reproductive health, the right to maternal health and the rights of Venezuelan children and adolescents who live in Colombia.