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Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech next to outgoing Senate President Ivan Name, during the opening session of a new congressional year, in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, July 20, 2024.
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Colombia's president at a rally calls for a special election on labor and health reforms
BOGOTA, Colombia — President Gustavo Petro urged supporters Tuesday to “rebel” against centrist and right-wing politicians who have blocked efforts to reform Colombia’s health system and labor laws, ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Colombia's first major protest under De la Espriella: FECODE, a new decree, and Petro back on the pavement
FECODE and unions marched across Colombia on Oct. 14, directly challenging De la Espriella's austerity agenda 68 days into his government.
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Bogotá hosts experts’ meeting to strengthen monitoring and evaluation of intersectoral action for health equity
Bogotá, Colombia, 29 May 2026 — From May 26 to 27, Bogotá hosted the Third Meeting of Experts for the Development of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Intersectoral Action for Health Equity, a ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Subsidiary of Colombia's Grupo SURA plans to dismantle health business
BOGOTA (Reuters) -A subsidiary of Colombian conglomerate Grupo Sura said on Tuesday it has asked for regulatory permission to dismantle its health business, in the latest blow to Colombia's healthcare ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Insurance company Sura withdraws from Colombia's health system as government pushes for control
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian insurance company Sura announced on Tuesday that it will withdraw from the nation’s health system because the resources it receives from Colombia’s government to ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Free Rides, Fewer Steps? Bogotá Study Examines Public Transit's Impact on Health Equity
A new study examining transportation policies in Bogotá, Colombia reveals important trade-offs between equitable access to public transportation and physical activity levels. Researchers found that ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Health Crisis Deepens in Colombia as Hospitals Shut Down Units
The cash crunch in Colombia’s health system is forcing hospitals in the nation’s capital to close down units in order to focus efforts on other services. A video shared on X shows footage taken by a ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Health: Yourgene Health and Genetix Launch First Local Non-invasive Prenatal Testing Service in Colombia
MANCHESTER, England & BOGOTÁ, Colombia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies), a leading international molecular diagnostics ...