Ignacio Gaitán
Ignacio Gaitán is the president of the Association of Pharmaceutical Laboratories for Research and Development (Afidro) in Colombia. He has been vocal in the ongoing debate regarding the country's healthcare crisis, particularly addressing the shortage of essential medications and the accusations of hoarding against pharmaceutical companies. Gaitán emphasizes that the underlying issue is the financial instability of the healthcare system rather than the alleged stockpiling of drugs, and he has proposed solutions to enhance the efficiency of medication distribution and improve the flow of resources within the system.
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Ignacio Gaitán, president of Afidro, concluded that the liquidity crisis not only prevents timely compliance with financial obligations but is deepening month by month.
sector advierte que deudas y UPC insuficiente pueden afectar la atención de los pacientes
Colombia· 2026-03-05
Ignacio Gaitán mentioned that the failure to deliver medications is not always due to lack of dispensing but rather a broken supply chain.
colombianos pagan hasta el 90 % de sus ingresos para costear sus propios tratamientosColombia· 2025-11-09
Ignacio Gaitán is the president of the Association of Pharmaceutical Laboratories for Research and Development (Afidro).
¿Qué está pasando con la crisis de medicamentos? Abecé para entender la situación que pone miles de vidas en riesgoColombia· 2025-03-29
Ignacio Gaitán is the president of the Association of Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Research and Development (Afidro) who explained the situation regarding the distribution of medications.
Minsalud denunció ante la Fiscalía a directivos y representante legal de Audifarma por ‘acaparamiento’ de fármacosColombia· 2025-03-26
Ignacio Gaitán explained the functioning of the health system regarding the delivery of medications.
¿Qué es verdad y qué es mentira en la polémica por el supuesto ‘acaparamiento’ de medicamentos?Colombia· 2025-03-26Ignacio Gaitán, president of Afidro, denied accusations of medication hoarding and highlighted the system's financial issues.
La escasez de medicamentos agrava la crisis de la salud pública en Colombia
Panama· 2025-03-21