The medical personnel who participate in the vaccination and deworming days, in neighborhoods and neighborhoods of the municipality of Catacamas, in the department of Olancho, denounced being the victim of assaults while carrying out their work.
Those affected asked the local authorities for the accompaniment of the National Police or the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP), to avoid being the target of criminals.
A professional from the brigade explained that in one of the sectors where they were setting up to start the vaccination, subjects arrived who stripped them of their belongings and fired two shots into the air.
“We only walk what we need, we do not walk anything of value, we are fulfilling a day for the benefit of the people and we need more security,” he said.
The vaccination days started on May 10 and are carried out nationwide. Medical personnel recommended that the Health authorities request that members of Security and the Army accompany the brigade members, to provide them with security while they work. (DS)
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