# Colombian President Prioritizes Care for Woman Denied Cancer Treatment

President Abelardo de la Espriella announced priority government intervention for a woman denied cancer treatment in Cali.

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President Abelardo de la Espriella announced on August 31, 2026, that the Colombian government intervened in the case of Valeria Pérez Jaramillo after she was denied cancer treatment by the health insurance provider EPS SOS. [^1]

Graciela Salazar, the mother of Sandra Mora, filed a public complaint in Cali regarding her daughter's severe lack of pain management and clinical care. [^2]

President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that priority attention was activated for the case after he spoke with the Minister of Health and the Clínica Imbanaco. [^3]

Valeria Pérez Jaramillo, a 29-year-old woman, has triple-negative breast cancer with lung, ganglionic, and pectoral metastasis and had gone more than three months without receiving the required treatment. [^4]

Sandra Mora, a young woman diagnosed with cancer in Cali, suffers from constant physical pain and lacks access to specialized medication for symptom control. [^5]

The patient has visited emergency services multiple times but was repeatedly sent home without effective solutions or specialized medications. [^6]

President Abelardo de la Espriella thanked the Minister of Health, Ana María Vesga, and the specialized team at the Clínica Imbanaco in Cali for their management efforts to attend to the young woman. [^7]

The family urgently called upon the Municipal Ombudsman (Personería Municipal) and the National Superintendence of Salud to intervene and order formal treatment. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. President Abelardo de la Espriella announced on August 31, 2026, that the Colombian government intervened in the case of Valeria Pérez Jaramillo after she was denied cancer treatment by the health insurance provider EPS SOS. (Caracol Radio, News)
2. Graciela Salazar, the mother of Sandra Mora, filed a public complaint in Cali regarding her daughter's severe lack of pain management and clinical care. (El País, News)
3. President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that priority attention was activated for the case after he spoke with the Minister of Health and the Clínica Imbanaco. (Caracol Radio, News)
4. Valeria Pérez Jaramillo, a 29-year-old woman, has triple-negative breast cancer with lung, ganglionic, and pectoral metastasis and had gone more than three months without receiving the required treatment. (Caracol Radio, News)
5. Sandra Mora, a young woman diagnosed with cancer in Cali, suffers from constant physical pain and lacks access to specialized medication for symptom control. (El País, News)
6. The patient has visited emergency services multiple times but was repeatedly sent home without effective solutions or specialized medications. (El País, News)
7. President Abelardo de la Espriella thanked the Minister of Health, Ana María Vesga, and the specialized team at the Clínica Imbanaco in Cali for their management efforts to attend to the young woman. (Caracol Radio, News)
8. The family urgently called upon the Municipal Ombudsman (Personería Municipal) and the National Superintendence of Salud to intervene and order formal treatment. (El País, News)

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