The communities of Tallambí, in the department of Nariño and El Chical, Ecuador, enjoyed medical services in different specialties and leisure recreational activities, thanks to a joint work of the Colombian Military Forces and the National Army of Ecuador.
The Military Forces through the National Army with the Third Division and the Support Command for Comprehensive operation and Development with its Comprehensive operation Battalion No. 3, seeks to bring goods and services that meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable communities throughout the national territory.
For this reason, through a joint work with the Army of Ecuador and in coordination with the Manos Pintadas de Azul Foundation and the Cumbal City Hall, in the department of Nariño, the soldiers of the Colombian National Army reached the border between Colombia and Ecuador, more exactly in the village of Tallambí, in Nariño, and El Chical, in Tulcán, to provide nearly 3,000 people with a range of medical services such as general medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, physiotherapy, dentistry, psychology, pediatrics, nutrition, cytology, traumatology, speech therapy, otorhinolaryngology, obstetrics, gynecology, among others.
Ricardo Barrero Medina, Director of “Manos Pintadas de Azul”, said: "The National Army has brought us to this place where it was not possible to arrive before. Thanks to them and to doctors who have left their families and works, for this weekend, we can bring health to those who need it the most and we have taken care of people who had not had health services time ago".
In addition, the inhabitants of the indigenous communities of Tallambí and El Chircal, in the same way, benefited of the distribution of more than 1,000 donations including toys, clothing, footwear, school kits and sports kits.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Yesid Peña Ramírez, of the Support Command of Comprehensive operation and Development, said: "This was a very important activity conducted by Ecuador and Colombia where we tried to meet the basic needs of the communities on the border. More than 2,000 people benefited in health issues and the distribution of more than 3 tons in aid, presents and donations.
Similarly, Hector Herber Cantincuz Diaz, a resident of the community, said: "Everything has been excellent, everything we are receiving now and all the medical assistance have been very good, it doesn’t take much time and we are excellent. You encourage us to be working here in our territory. "
The activity in the same way featured recreational activities, games, pintucaritas (face painting for children) and clown shows, which gave the children of the community a different space of healthy recreation and great joy and fun thanks to our heroes of the Comprehensive operation Battalion N ° 3.
Source: Comprehensive operation and Development Support Command
