News of healthcare

Births, cosmetic surgeries and operations: Health tourism boom

10-01-2023 11:43 Articles detailing the arrival of pregnant Russian women to give birth are the latest tales of health tourism in Argentina, but the country has long established itself as a destination for expert medical assistance. Those in the know explain why the industry is booming – and what are the most sought-after procedures.

by Enrique Garabetyan

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Argentina records first mpox death

29-11-2022 10:30 Argentina has registered its first death from mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox, after a patient died in a hospital in the capital.

HEALTH

Health workers in Buenos Aires strike for improved pay, more staff

08-11-2022 15:44 Hospitals across the capital affected by mass walk-out as healthcare professionals demand “urgent increase” to salaries and “immediate incorporation” of new staff.

HEALTHCARE

AmCham Health Forum showcases opportunities for public-private collaboration

26-10-2022 14:59 American Chamber of Commerce hosts event bringing together top government officials with private industry leaders to discuss areas of growth and development for Argentina’s healthcare system.

by Sam Forster

Colombia New Presidency

Colombia to divert criminals' assets to social good: president

19-08-2022 15:38 Colombia's new president Gustavo Petro has vowed to transfer assets seized from drug traffickers and other criminals to needy communities in the violence- and inequality-plagued country.

POLITICS

Government boosts mental health budget in wake of pandemic

26-04-2022 10:56 President Alberto Fernández unveils new ‘National Mental Health Strategy’ with Health Minister Carla Vizzotti. Funding to be doubled, with more focus on training of professionals and care.

Human rights

Trailblazing Mexican trans clinic fights prejudice

10-11-2021 16:56 Mexico has opened its first public clinic for the trans community, ensuring that discrimination doesn't prevent urgent healthcare.

Coronavirus pandemic

Doctors, nurses struggle on as Argentina nears 100,000 fatalities

09-07-2021 22:10 Argentina has recorded more than 4.6 million infections and 98,000 deaths from Covid-19. Doctors and nurses are fighting relentlessly to save lives, but inside the frenzied corridors of the nation’s hospitals, staff say they’re exhausted.

And that reminds me…

Grabbing the wealth of health by stealth

19-06-2021 09:51 Replacing Argentina’s fragmented system with a comprehensive public health system is highly rational in principle and there are some positive examples abroad – but what are the chances of these being emulated under the current government?

by Michael Soltys

DEMONSTRATION

Nurses, health workers protest for improved pay, working conditions

13-05-2021 02:26 Healthcare professionals, working round the clock to tackle the impact of Covid-19 second wave, take to the streets calling for improved pay and working conditions.

Coronavirus Pandemic

The P1 or 'Brazilian' variant: what we know about new Covid strain

19-04-2021 11:58 Here's what we know about The "Brazil variant" — a more contagious mutation of the coronavirus that emerged in the Amazon late last year.

Coronavirus Pandemic

China's Coronavac 80% effective at preventing Covid deaths, says Chile study

16-04-2021 13:12 A study conducted in Chile found that China's Coronavac vaccine against Covid-19 was 67 percent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 and 80 percent at preventing death.

Second Wave

Vizzotti concerned by rising coronavirus cases and new strains

14-04-2021 18:18 With a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the past 10 days and concerns over the spread of new strains in national territory, government officials are meeting to assess the impact of the latest lockdown measures.

European Politics

European rights court backs obligatory vaccinations

08-04-2021 16:03 The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that democratic governments can make vaccinations obligatory, in what experts have described as a blow to so-called "anti-vax" movements.

Covid-19 second wave

Doctor warns Argentina could be facing '35,000 cases daily' in next few months

07-04-2021 15:48 Paediatrician and former director of Garrahan children's hospital, Carlos Kambourian, raises concerns over surge in Covid-19 infections in Argentina, the difficulties in implementing measures and the strain on the local healthcare system.

Global pandemic

'Oil for vaccines,' offers Venezuela's Maduro as Covid bites

29-03-2021 14:07 As a second wave of coronavirus takes Venezuela by storm, president Nicolas Maduro offers to exchange "oil for vaccines."

Latin America

Costa Rica deputy stages parliament sit-in to protest abortion bill

25-03-2021 15:06 Costa Rican legislator from the conservative New Republic party has spent the last three days barefoot in the middle of the country's National Assembly hall to protest against a possible bill to legalise abortion.

Global pandemic

Venezuela won't accept AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax

25-03-2021 14:47 Venezuela informs the Pan American Health Organisation it will not accept the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite having ordered between 1.4 and 2.4 million doses of it through Covax.