FARC’s top leader in hospital after stroke
Rodrigo Londoño, the leader of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC, was taken to a hospital...
Tag: health care
Not even peace makes urban Colombia approve of Santos; it has more imminent issues
In spite of the announcement of a historic peace deal with leftist FARC rebels, the urban approval...
Colombia’s health sector in crisis because paramilitaries robbed 185M: Santos
Ignoring the embezzlement and misappropriation of billions of dollars by health care...
Health workers protest to demand $4B for Colombia’s suffering hospitals
Colombian health workers on Wednesday carried out their second protest this month to demand...
Colombia govt announces $540M health care injection to save hospitals
Colombia’s health minister announced a $540 million injection into the country’s...
North Colombia healthcare providers fined $1M after 12 child deaths
Six healthcare intermediaries were fined for almost $1 million for failing to provide...
Colombian police seize ambulance trafficking 200kg of cocaine
Police in central Colombia on Tuesday seized 214 kilograms of cocaine from an ambulance that was...
New healthcare corruption scandal cost Colombia over $130M in 6 months
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating a criminal network suspected...
Falcao saves boy’s life after securing heart transplant
Colombia soccer star Radamel Falcao Garcia became even more of a national hero after securing a...
Colombia government buys debt to prevent hospital bankruptcies
The Colombian government claimed on Tuesday that it has pumped $373 million into 300 of the...
Colombia’s healthcare companies caught in $250M medication scam
Colombia’s health system paid millions in double charges between 2006 and 2012 for...
Only 1 out of 100 Colombia house workers have formal labor contract
Despite a series of laws meant to encourage the transition toward the formal workforce,...
