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beneficiary had been provided with full health coverage by the EPS SURA. The required
medical care was being provided even though the "corresponding studies certification
necessary to formalize [her] relationship" had not been submitted. It indicated that the
beneficiary has received, inter alia, the following medical care: psychological
consultations,16 general practitioner consultation, nutrition and dietitian consultation, and
the carrying out of various medical examinations, whose results, according to the latest
information provided by the State, remain pending analysis.
31.
With regard to the situation of the aforementioned beneficiary, the representatives
indicated that the State has committed to finding specialized medical care for her, as her
health is fragile due to the gunshot wound she suffered during the incident that took
place on February 13, 2006, that, among other things, led to the adoption of these
measures. Likewise, in July of 2010, they confirmed that the beneficiary had been
included in the national health system through the EPS SURA; that she was attended to
by a general practitioner; and that, two months after certain medical exams were carried
out, she had been attended to once more when the results were received. They argued
that four years after the facts took place, “The medical care provided by the State as a
measure for reparation of the violations of which Luisa María was a victim has been
neither fast nor efficient toward counteracting the grave damage she suffered to her
health [and] quality of life," for which reason her rights to a dignified life and health are
being violated.
32.
Additionally, the representatives indicated in December of 2008 that because the
State did not have any program to protect citizens at risk who were not in leadership
positions, the transportation support provided in the name of Ms. Mery Naranjo (supra
Considering 8) had been granted to beneficiary Luisa María Escudero Jiménez so that the
minor could be transported on a daily basis to her place of study due to her health. At the
same time, they indicated that the minor had gone to live at the home of her
grandparents and that she was no longer residing in the home of Ms. Mery Naranjo due
to the alleged incidents of threats that took place at the residence of that beneficiary.
33.
In this regard, in March 2009, the State indicated that the transportation support
provided to the benefit of Ms. Mery Naranjo was of a collective nature, for which reason
her niece Luisa María Escudero Jiménez also benefited. The State also indicated that this
beneficiary and her father expressed that they did not want police to carry out patrols in
the area of their residence.
34.
For its part, the Commission expressed appreciation for the State’s willingness to
provide medical care for beneficiary Luisa María Escudero Jiménez and found it
"necessary for [Colombia] to take whatever measures are available toward guaranteeing
effective provision of health services for the beneficiary." However, it expressed concern
because "the State continu[ed] without providing information on the protection provided
to Luisa María Escudero Jiménez, solely making reference to the provision of health
services." It therefore asked the Court to order the State to provide information on this.
35.
The Tribunal takes note of the information submitted by the State with regard to
beneficiary Luisa María Escudero Jiménez, who had been injured as a consequence of the
incidents leading to the presentation of these provisional measures.17 The Court views
security regime.” In its brief with comments dated May 6, 2010 (supra Having Seen 3), the representatives
indicated that contrary to what the State indicated, what they had requested was "its intervention so that the
EPS would provide the necessary medical attention in an immediate and urgent manner,” because although
Luisa María has been a beneficiary of the contribution regime since the facts took place, “POS and the EPS SURA
had not offered adequate medical care."
16
In October of 2008, the State reported on the provision of psychological care through the Colombian
Institute of Family Well-Being (ICBF).
17
Cf. Matter of Mery Naranjo et al. Provisional Measures regarding Colombia. Order of the Court of July 5,
2006, Having Seen 3(c).