Colombia News » Choco News Colombia » Choco » Health: Hip-hop freestyle contest promotes health prevention in Chocó, Colombia
PAHO/WHO Colombia fosters health prevention and promotion actions in municipalities of the Chocó Department, near the Pacific coast. Three hip-hop youth groups will tour several localities in the ...
News Colombia » Choco » Health: Women and Girls Severely Affected in Colombia’s 7.4 Earthquake
On August 10th, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, with its epicenter near San José del Palmar in the department of Chocó. It was the strongest earthquake recorded in the country in a ...
News Colombia » Choco » Health: How traditional midwives serve as lifelines to rural Colombia
Quibdo, Colombia – Nohemí Manco was just 14 when she delivered her first baby. She had no choice but to step in. Her sister had gone into labour, and no one else was around. Their home, in the remote ...
News Colombia » Choco » Health: A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia’s impoverished and neglected region
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ismael Arias was headed to the market when the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia last week, sowing death and destruction. His home region of Choco was ...
News Colombia » Choco » Health: Colombia earthquake: 294 dead, recovery tests new president in conflict-torn Choco
Seven days after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake tore through western Colombia, the confirmed death toll has reached 294 — making this the country's deadliest seismic disaster since 1999 — with 320 people ...