Health Politics Local 2026-01-19T22:19:15+00:00

Panama Provides Adapted Housing for Family with Sick Child

In Panama's city of Chitré, a family living in inhumane conditions received new, adapted housing from the government. The house was specially built to care for a child with a disability and chronic illnesses, significantly improving the family's quality of life.


Panama Provides Adapted Housing for Family with Sick Child

Authorities highlighted that this type of direct intervention aims to transform the reality of families that subsist on limited incomes, as is the case of the Ibarra Campos family, who depend on the father's independent work as a refrigeration technician.

Social and economic impact in Herrera This housing solution is part of the 150 social interest houses delivered by the President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, and the First Lady, Maricel Cohen de Mulino, on January 8 in the city of Chitré.

With the support of a relative who donated a plot of land in the rural area of El Retén, corregimiento of Monagrillo, the institution was able to build the housing solution with the necessary adaptations to meet the special needs of the youngest son, Uriel, who has a disability and chronic health problems.

Characteristics of the new housing unit The new home has been designed to facilitate the care of little Uriel, who remains bedridden due to his medical condition.

The structure features a special access at the main entrance, two bedrooms, living-dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and laundry area.

A housing solution was delivered in Monagrillo to benefit a minor with health problems The new housing solution has special adaptations to facilitate the care of a three-year-old minor with a disability and constant medical needs. The delivery was made by the Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning (MIVIOT), Jaime A. Jované C., during a working tour of the province of Herrera.

The family, identified by the social staff of MIVIOT, consists of Ibarra, her husband Adán Campos, and their three children aged 15, 9, and 3. In addition to MIVIOT's support, the family receives state scholarship PASE-U for the older children's studies, which complements the government's "Firm Step" efforts to improve the quality of life in the country's rural areas.

Ana Lizcheila Ibarra expressed her gratitude for the institutional support, emphasizing the importance of having a hygienic and safe space for her son's constant recoveries after hospitalizations.

Previously, the family lacked basic services and depended on the solidarity of their relatives for the use of sanitation facilities.

During the official visit, Minister Jované C. was accompanied by the Vice Minister of Housing, Fernando Méndez, and the regional director, Roberto Villarreal.