During May and June 2025, the HD communities in Juan de Acosta, Valledupar, Santa Marta, and Algarrobo took part in a series of art workshops that blended tradition, creativity, and personal development. Organized by Factor-H, these activities aimed to strengthen manual skills, stimulate creativity, and provide participants with a meaningful…

Santa Marta, May 10, 2025 As part of the Abrazos Program, Factor-H held a special day dedicated to children and adolescents directly or indirectly affected by Huntington’s disease, under the theme “Caring for you is my priority.” The activity, held on May 10 in the city of Santa Marta, focused…

The Kids Program (or Program Abrazos) started in Colombia in 2013, after Ignacio visited HD families in the rural region of San Angel, in Magdalena State. I remember meeting a kid, Olver, who had been abandoned by his parents, and was living with his grandmother in a small ranch without…

Factor-H ofrece un servicio de asistencia legal gratuita en Colombia, con el único objetivo de facilitar el acceso a los servicios, medicamentos e insumos que el Estado colombiano asegura a todos los pacientes afectados por la enfermedad de Huntington. Factor-H tiene como objetivo ayudar a todas las familias con EH…

Dilia Oviedo Güillín, a woman of unwavering spirit and strength, always dreamed of reuniting her deceased husband and children in a place where they could rest in peace together. From an early age, life presented her with numerous challenges, including a disease that would change her life completely, “Huntington’s Disease”,…

Factor-H offers a free-of-charge legal assistance service in Colombia, with the sole objective of facilitating access to the services, medicines and supplies that the Colombian State ensures to all patients affected by Huntington’s disease. Factor-H aims to assist all HD families with navigating the complex landscape of accessing medical benefits…

By Arnel Arroyo Díaz We celebrate another milestone in our mission to support the most vulnerable HD communities! We are proud to share that we have once again delivered school kits to families afflicted with Huntington’s disease in more than 10 municipalities on the Colombian Caribbean coast. This effort has…

The Health Day, conducted on September 26, 2023, was aimed at children and adolescents belonging to the EH community in Algarrobo in the department of Magdalena, as a collaboration between Factor-H, the University Metropolitana (Barranquilla), University Area Andina (Valledupar), Colegio el Carmen and GREMCAN S.A. (a Colombian occupational heath NGO).…

Dilia was born in San Martin of Loba, a municipality located north of the department of Cesar, Colombia. Her parents were Florentino and Ernestina. She met her husband, Valentin, who was also her cousin, at a dance when she was young, and they felt immediately in love. They had twelve…

On April 10, 2023, the President of Factor-H, Ignacio Muñoz-Sanjuan, and members of the management team in Colombia, met with Carlos Manuel Higgins Villanueva, mayor of Juan de Acosta, to discuss the management of a municipal space by Factor-H, which aims to serve as an operations center for the services…