News of healthcare

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 case spike puts Argentina's health system on alert

23-07-2020 15:39 Since Monday, Argentina has been recording around a hundred deaths daily from Covid-19, almost double the average of the previous week.

100 DAYS OF QUARANTINE

Socorristas en Red: Activists provide vital lifeline for women seeking abortions

27-06-2020 09:07 For women unable to gain access to legal abortions, the Las Socorristas en Red network is an essential lifeline, providing them with guidance, support and care in their moment of greatest need.

by Julia Logue

Global pandemic

WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems

02-06-2020 15:21 Four of the 10 countries showing the greatest number of new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours were in Latin America, the World Health Organisation's emergencies director Michael Ryan said.

Coronavirus pandemic

14% of those infected with Covid-19 in Argentina are healthcare professionals

17-04-2020 11:59 Health Access Secretary Carla Vizzotti reveals 374 health workers have been infected with the novel coronavirus, with three fatalities among them.

Coronavirus pandemic

Doctors in Buenos Aires City seek greater protection from Covid-19

01-04-2020 16:26 Following the death of two doctors from the novel coronavirus in Chaco and La Rioja, doctors in the capital demand greater protections and updated safety protocols.

by Julian D'Imperio

EX-BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT

Evo Morales returns to Argentina after Cuba medical care

17-02-2020 08:01 "Very healthy" former Bolivian president flies back to Buenos Aires after undergoing medical treatment in Havana.

Healthcare

Protests from medical residents in Buenos Aires force annulment of law

09-12-2019 07:00 After five day of protests against what some branded a “regressive” law to regulate working conditions, residents get buy-in from City lawmakers to create new legislation together.

by Carly Graf

Transition 2019

Health Ministry veteran González García to return, confirms Fernández

04-12-2019 17:07 Ginés González García will serve for a third time as nation's health minister, president-elect confirms – and he says he will reinstate the abortion protocol struck down last month by President Macri.

CHUBUT DEBT CRISIS

No end in sight to Chubut’s debt crisis as workers pay price

12-10-2019 11:23 Driven by crushing provincial debt and economic mismanagement, public workers in Chubut are on strike as they face the second so-called “staggered pay” situation in two years.

by Lucas Robinson

SPECIAL FEATURE

Students take over schools in Chubut amid crippling debt crisis

12-10-2019 09:56 Three months into a teachers strike over unpaid salaries and the shocking condition of public schools in the oil-rich province, students have had enough.

by Lucas Robinson

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Economic activity fell 6.8% in March year-on-year

24-05-2019 15:44 Eleventh consecutive month of decline registered, with economy activity falling 1.3% on February.