Bogota health authorities discovered Sunday a highly contagious form of measles rarely found in Colombia, most likely brought over from Europe, reported Radio Caracol. The capital’s public health watchdog made…
Colombia is ranking fifth worldwide for the number of confirmed tuberculosis cases in 2011, revealed the Ministry of Health. There were 11,708 confirmed cases of tuberculosis in 2011, approximately 24…
Reported cases of dengue fever in Colombia have more than doubled since last year, according to the government. As of Feb 11, 5,174 cases of dengue fever were reported, compared…
Nineteen Bogota-stationed soldiers were put in quarantine after a mysterious infection killed a soldier of the presidential guard, newspaper El Tiempo reported Wednesday. The soldier died Saturday of a lung…
Colombia will pay for the removal of breast implants made by a bankrupt French company that were linked to a global health scare, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The…
Colombian cyclist Mauricio Soler has been flown home six months after a life-threatening crash in the Tour of Switzerland, the Colombian cycling federation announced Tuesday. According to the federation’s press…
Fernando Botero, Colombia’s most famous painter and sculptor, was pronounced well on Wednesday after a brief stay in hospital. Botero, famous worldwide for his distinctive painting and sculpting style, was…
The number of people with HIV/AIDS in Colombia is rising, despite a worldwide fall in infection rates by 15% over the last five years. A report released by the World…
Colombia is the first country in the Western Hemisphere to eliminate the disease river blindness, announced health authorities last week. The Latin American nation sent a request to the Panamerican…