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EsSalud Deploys Mobile ‘Hospital Perú’ After Pamplona Alta Fire

Mobile teams deliver free care and psychological support on site.

Overview

  • The blaze in the Virgen del Buen Pastor settlement in San Juan de Miraflores destroyed 80–100 homes, displaced an estimated 200–300 people and injured four, according to the Health Ministry.
  • EsSalud installed its Hospital Perú point of care in Pamplona Alta to provide free medical attention and psychological support, prioritizing children, older adults and people with disabilities.
  • Two STAE ambulances remain on standby to transfer severe cases to hospitals within the EsSalud network.
  • The Health Ministry said more than 100 people received on-site assistance and deployed an itinerant hospital with brigades for first aid, mental health, nursing and epidemiology.
  • Firefighters brought the blaze under control after several hours with more than 20 units responding, and prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation that confirmed no fatalities.