Entre la Exclusión Territorial y la Resistencia Comunitaria: el Caso de Laguna Verde

What's happening in Laguna Verde?

Resumo

This opinion piece analyzes the healthcare situation in Laguna Verde, a locality on the outskirts of Valparaíso, Chile, which brings into question the universality of access to healthcare and the territorial exclusion faced by the area. Through a detailed description of the material conditions of the Laguna Verde Rural Health Post, the precarious infrastructure and the overload of services in response to unregulated population growth are made evident.

The visit to the facility highlights the emerging and widespread use of containers as an improvised solution to the lack of space, reflecting a structural trend toward the containerization of the healthcare system. Nonetheless, the healthcare teams' community resilience also stands out, as they maintain access to healthcare under adverse conditions through creativity and commitment. Finally, it is argued that the reality of Laguna Verde reveals the urgent need for territorialized health policies that recognize new urban dynamics.