During the Easter holidays there are also health problems or health emergencies and sometimes we don't know where to ask for help believing that there is no care during the holidays. However, there are services that you can request 24 hours a day and free of charge. What are they? Get to know him here.
Remember that the Ministry of Health appeals to the public that the services of Telemedicine, Line 113 Health and Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU), which are available 24 hours a day and 365 days.
“We announce that the three services operate uninterrupted throughout the year without distinguishing holidays to ensure the continuity of health services nationwide,” Bernardette Cotrina Urteaga, general director of Telehealth, Referral and Emergency Department, told Andean Agency.
In this regard, the director stressed that information and communication technologies facilitate the direct communication of health personnel and users for citizens. The goal is to have synchronous or asynchronous attention.
APPLY LINE 113
Line 113 must always be kept in mind, as it provides information and guidance in health on topics such as medicine, psychology, obstetrics, nursing, nutrition and health campaigns. How to contact them? You can request and receive information through WhatsApp 952 842 623 and 955 557 000, or by writing to infosalud@minsa.gob.pe.
SCHEDULE A TELECONSULTATION
You just have to go to teleatiendo.minsa.gob.pe to receive the teleconsultation. Follow these 3 steps:
- First, enter your ID number and date of birth
- Second, choose the nearest health facility
- Finally, put the reason for your inquiry and wait for the receipt and response of the entity.
COMMUNICATION WITH SAMU
Another free service of Minsa that is recurring is the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU), which is requested when there is an emergency case. An accident, someone sick, injured, situations that do not escape Holy Week. How to apply? Well, citizens must dial 106 to contact SAMU and report the incident from wherever they are.
Then, a doctor and a nurse, on board an ambulance, will come to attend to your case in a timely manner.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONES FOR EASTER
Not only is there free medical care, as Peru has different emergency numbers that you can call depending on what you need. Check out the listing here and point in order to have it not just for this holiday season, but for any urgent occasion.
Main emergency numbers at the national level
- Medical care in EsSalud for women victims of violence and their family environment: 014118000 option 6
- Report against family and sexual violence: 100
- Police Center: 105
- EsSalud nationwide for information on coronavirus (COVID-19): 107
- Road police: 110
- Infosalud: 113
- Civil Defense: 115
- Fire brigade: 116
- Red Cross: 01 266 0481
Mobile Emergency Care System (SAMU)
For attention in the regions. Amazon, Ancash, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Junín, La Libertad, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Piura, Lima Region, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali, Lambayeque and Pasco, you can call 106.
Ambulances in Lima:
- Medical Alert: 01 261 0502
- Medical Code: 01 265 8783
- Emergency Mobile Medical Care System (SAMU): 106
- EsSalud Ambulances in Lima: 117
On the other hand, you can also call the numbers of Lima's serenazgo, which will be on its official pages or on Facebook. This also applies to the regions and their respective municipalities. The aim is to keep up to date the numbers for any emergency during the Easter celebrations.
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