Peru: PIAS Rio Ucayali I, II to provide quality services and contribute to closing gaps

Photo: Ministry of Defense of Peru

Photo: Ministry of Defense of Peru

14:22 | Iquitos (Loreto region), Feb. 20.

The new Itinerant Social Action Platforms (PIAS), Rio Ucayali I and Rio Ucayali II, will provide their services with quality, warmth, and cultural relevance to the Amazonian population, contributing to closing inequality gaps, President Dina Boluarte affirmed on Tuesday.

Likewise, the top official pointed out that the Peruvian State will bring the services provided by various health and assistance institutions to 93,000 compatriots from Loreto, Ucayali, and Puno through these platforms.

This announcement was made during the inauguration of PIAS Rio Ucayali I and Rio Ucayali II, which will enable the State to carry out its work of providing different types of services and procedures in the country's jungle area.

"Here in Loreto, I announce that this year the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion plans to serve more than 93,000 compatriots from Loreto, Ucayali, and Puno through 50 social action campaigns that we will carry out with the PIAS," Mrs. Boluarte stated. 

In this regard, the top official explained that the task of PIAS is to bring the State closer to those Peruvians "who see access to some services and help offered by the Government as distant."

The two new PIAS will sail through Loreto and Ucayali Rivers, as well as through those that are difficult to access, even reaching remote areas of the Amazonia.

Besides, Mrs. Boluarte specified that both platforms will join the other 12 PIAS that sail through Peruvian jungle rivers and Lake Titicaca, in southern Puno region.

"Perhaps those who have not been inside these ships that provide services to the population do not know what we do via the PIAS," she said.

Stadiums

In remarks to the press, following the PIAS inauguration ceremony, the president called for reflection over the acts of violence involving the so-called "Barras Bravas" (wild gang of soccer fans).

"Yesterday, at a press conference, we announced that we were evaluating the possibility of the next matches being held behind closed doors, without the public; from now on, if those criminal actions go on, we will continue taking even more drastic measures," she stated.

Therefore, Mrs. Boluarte affirmed that her administration "does not want to take more drastic measures" against Peruvian soccer and sports, which should unite us instead of driving us apart.

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Published: 2/20/2024