Colombia News News Colombia » Health: Colombia declares emergency over yellow fever outbreak
The most severe situation is in the coffee-growing Tolima area, where the number of detected yellow fever cases rose from four in September 2024 to 22 by mid-April, according to Jaramillo. Bogota: ...
News Colombia » Health: Colombia Minister of Health Rebuffs Criticism After Death of 7-Year-Old Hemophiliac
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Colombian Minister of Health and Social Protection on Monday, February 16, rebuffed criticism of the country's health system ...
News Colombia » Health: Colombia president pushes for health, labour changes as he opens new session of congress
BOGOTA: Colombia's government will propose legislation aimed at overhauling the health sector and will pursue changes to labour laws, president Gustavo Petro said Saturday as he inaugurated a new ...
News Colombia » Health: Inside the fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia
Bogota, Colombia – Two women rush onto the floor of Colombia's Senate chamber. The radiating beadwork around their necks and the red and green of their clothing cut through the dark-suited crowd of ...
News Colombia » Health: Mental health support for those affected by Colombia's violent past
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Antioquia, Colombia, have piloted a pioneering intervention for communities who have lived through the devastating impacts of a war ...
News Colombia » 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 » Health: Colombia recommends 2nd Covid booster shot
Bogota, Colombia's vaccine advisory committee recommended a second Covid-19 booster dose for people aged 12-49, but only under medical order, Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said. The second booster ...
News Colombia » Health: Colombia's president pushes for health and labor changes as he opens new session of congress
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.