MEDICAL REPORT: 12 women plaintiffs
This summary was sent to Rights Action by a representative of the plaintiffs. The 12 women received their checkups at the same time, and German Chub separately given the nature of his injuries: lower body paralysis, with a bullet still lodged close to his spinal column.
Patients: 12 Maya Q'eqchi' women, plaintiffs in Hudbay Minerals lawsuits
Dates of care: June 6 and 7, 2024
Where: Medical clinic, Barrio El Centro, El Estor, Izabal
After more than a year, a second general medical checkup was provided for the plaintiffs. Due to many factors, they have not had, and continue to not have, the opportunity to produce basic foods for the minimum daily sustenance of their children and families. These factors include:
- Harms caused by mining related violence more than 15 years ago, including evictions that forced them from their ancestral lands;
- Systemic and historical racism and exploitation against indigenous peoples in Guatemala; and
- Ever more extreme climate change plaguing the entire region.
All of these factors affect and weaken the physical and mental health of the plaintiffs.
This year, a prolonged drought continues to this day (June 20, 2024). Without rain, there is no way to work their lands. Based on past years, it is feared that when the drought ends and rains begin, there will be flooding and it will be a crisis on top of the drought crisis.
Here, a summary of the medical evaluation of the plaintiffs, carried out June 7-8:
- Anemia: 2 patients
- Urinary Tract Infection: 9 patients
- Helicobacter pylori Positive: 4 patients
- Diabetes: 3 patients
- Hypercholesterolemia: 1 patient
- Hypertriglyceridemia: 3 patients
- Intestinal parathyroidism: 9 patients
- Vaginitis: 4 patients
- Ovarian Cysts: 1 patient
- Myomatosis: 2 patients
NOTE: In relation to pap smears performed on the women, the results will come to the clinic on June 25 or 26. According to the results, corresponding treatments will be given.
According to the results of this check-up, it is clear that they are becoming weaker. This situation is regrettable since they have to support their families and these multiple, over-lapping crises make everything difficult for them.
MEDICAL REPORT: German
Patient: German Chub
Dates of care: June 15, 2024
Where: Medical clinic, Barrio El Centro, El Estor, Izabal
A- General physical evaluation (including consultation with traumatologist)
B- Chest x-ray (anterior posterior and lateral).
C- Laboratories (including hematology, pre glucose, post glucose, urine, feces, helicobacter pylori in feces, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, triglycerides, total cholesterol, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase) resulting in findinds of:
- trophic ulcer in left calcaneus
- severe urinary infection
- hypertriglyceridemia
- anemia
- intestinal parasitism
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