Colombian health care workers blocked the entrance to the former Ministry of Social Protection in Bogota Wednesday arguing that the government owes them $260 million. Around 100 people from the…
The Colombian Red Cross teamed up with Clorox to launch the campaign “By protecting your home, you protect your country” aimed at reducing the risk of illnesses during the rainy…
Medellin’s University of Antioquia is testing preventive therapy for Alzheimer in a town in the north of Colombia where a particular gene is causing a high number of residents to…
In one year 44,797 cases of malaria have been reported in Colombia but there is not an epidemic according to the general director of public health, reported Caracol Radio. According…
The number of pregnancies in girls aged between 10 and 14 in Bogota has begun to decrease, breaking a 10-year long pattern of increasing teen pregnancy. According to the district…
Six confirmed cases of measles in Barranquilla, the fourth most populous city in Colombia, have led the Colombian government to embark on a mission to vaccinate over eight million people…
Investigations reveal that 90% of cancer chemotherapy treatment administered in 390 of Colombia’s medical centers and clinics (IPS) have not been approved by INVIMA – the national food and drug…
A woman from the northern Colombian town of Santa Marta said Thursday her unborn child was stolen from her womb. According to a press release by a local hospital, the…
Colombia’s Senate president was hospitalized Wednesday after reportedly suffering a heart attack while having lunch in a Bogota restaurant. According to media reports, Senator Juan Manuel Corzo became unwell while…