Tag: Alejandro Gaviria
Petro sacks three ministers ahead of Colombia’s local elections
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro sacked three of his ministers ahead local and regional...
Why Colombia’s moderates are infighting again
Colombia’s coalition of moderate election candidates has all but fallen apart. Social...
Colombia’s moderate election candidates in crisis
Infighting among Colombia’s moderate presidential candidates caused the implosion of their...
Reinforcement for Colombia’s liberal elite in 2022 elections race
Colombia’s liberal elite increased its chances in the 2022 elections after former Health...
Colombia to force Novartis to lower prices of cancer drug
Colombia will unilaterally force the world’s largest drugmaker Novartis to lower prices of a...
Colombia appeals to World Health Organization in fight for cheaper cancer drug
Colombia’s government has appealed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help it break pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ monopoly on a life-saving cancer drug, which would allow the country to buy cheaper, generic versions for...
Colombia gives Novartis a week to lower price of cancer drug
Colombia’s government has issued an ultimatum to pharmaceutical giant Novartis: reduce the price...
Colombia’s forecast on Zika-linked birth defect may be too high: Minister
Colombia, seen as a key test case for the impacts of a Zika outbreak, is reconsidering its own...
Colombia’s failing healthcare system has $1.6B deficit: Minister
Colombia’s health minister on Monday admitted that the country’s healthcare system has...
Colombia govt announces $540M health care injection to save hospitals
Colombia’s health minister announced a $540 million injection into the country’s...
Colombia to refuse entry to visitors traveling from Ebola-affected countries
People who have recently traveled to regions struck by an Ebola virus outbreak will not be...
Government investigates mystery illness affecting teen girls in Colombia’s north
The Ministry of Health has sent experts to examine why over 200 girls in a small town have been...
