Rocio´s blog

  Our country's health service is not efficient. Although there is a mixed system to provide care, both the public and private systems do not provide enough tools to meet the needs of all Chileans. The authorities say that they have a decentralized organization, but in the southern part of the country they always have to resort to transfers because there are not enough professionals in hospitals and clinics. On the other hand, the emergency service is always collapsed and you have to wait for hours to be attended, especially in the early morning. Waiting lists are very long for all exams in the public system and in the private system the costs are quite high, so only a very small sector of the population has access to them. This is why many people fail to get timely care or simply choose not to do so, as it is an expense they cannot afford. This also includes mental health, which is a privilege to be able to obtain since the public options are limited sessions that are not enough...

  Ever since I was four to eighteen years old, I attended the same catholic school leaded by nuns. I had my very first approaches to politics on my own (aside from discussions my family used to have), since according to my school, everything was okay in the country (Chile). When I was in last year of school, the protests made me lose my fear of sharing my opinion in this institution, and even though me and my classmates knew about the consequences, we still organized ourselves to attend them. Since then, my political opinion has not stopped growing and evolving. I try to participate as much as I can in areas of my interest just like the feminist struggle and sexual diversity. For this I try to inform myself, study and share what I learn with my close ones, so that they can also learn. This opens up a discussion about these issues and so we can share different points of view. I always try not to belittle anyone because of their opinions: I understand that we all come from diff...