Natalia Arce

Dr. Natalia Arce is the coordinator of the Medicasa program at the Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS) in Paraguay. She is responsible for overseeing the interdisciplinary home care services provided to elderly individuals who have mobility limitations. Recently, she highlighted the challenges faced by the program, notably the shortage of medical staff, as it currently only has 15 doctors to attend to approximately 2,000 elderly patients. Dr. Arce emphasized the need for more geriatric and general practitioners to ensure proper healthcare delivery to this vulnerable population.