The Corporation shared updates on its work and the initiatives it is carrying out in Region V to expand timely access to diagnostic services and surgeries for children with nephro-urological conditions.
MATER recently participated in the ASIVA Health Commission, where it presented its care model and the initiatives it has launched in the Valparaíso Region to reduce disparities in access to children’s health care.
During the meeting, MATER presented the work it is doing to reduce waiting lists for children, thanks to the collaboration of volunteer medical teams, hospitals, and local stakeholders to bring specialized care to boys and girls with nephro-urological conditions, helping to prevent kidney damage and improve their quality of life.
The chair of ASIVA’s Health Commission, Alejandro González, stated that “MATER is a concrete example of a public-private partnership that improves the quality of life for people in the region, prioritizing vulnerable children. The region’s sustainable development requires companies, institutions, and the public sector to collaborate on initiatives like this one, and the Health Commission will invite our partners to get involved through volunteering, outreach, or financial contributions.”
ASIVA is the Association of Businesses of the Valparaíso Region, a trade association that brings together companies from various productive sectors and promotes the region’s economic and social development. Its Health Commission serves as a forum for addressing health challenges and exploring opportunities for collaboration between the private sector and health-related organizations.
Dr. José Manuel Escala, founder of the MATER Corporation, highlighted the importance of public-private partnerships in reducing waiting lists for children and added that “events like this allow us to strengthen our ties with local businesses, which are always important allies in our mission to provide timely, high-quality care to every child who needs it.”
In Region V, operations carried out by the Mater Corporation have made it possible to perform more than 230 surgeries over the past two years, in coordination with the Valparaíso-San Antonio, Viña del Mar-Quillota-Petorca, and Aconcagua Health Services.
