Brittany Maynard’s death revives euthanasia debate in Colombia
Days after the assisted suicide of the terminally ill Brittany Maynard in the US, Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday decided to debate a bill permitting euthanasia under some circumstances.
Days after the assisted suicide of the terminally ill Brittany Maynard in the US, Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday decided to debate a bill permitting euthanasia under some circumstances.
Colombia’s extensive measures to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country have been put in place amid government concerns that the country would be unprepared to deal with an…
People who have recently traveled to regions struck by an Ebola virus outbreak will not be permitted a visa to Colombia, the South American country announced Tuesday.
The deadly Ebola virus has not found its way to Colombia, the country’s health minister said Thursday after admitting three Colombian nationals who were suspected of having brought the virus…
More than 5,000 Colombians have been infected by the dangerous new virus Chickungunya, local media reported on Wednesday.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos issued a decree that seeks to promote lower pharmaceutical drug prices in the country. Pharmaceutical companies criticize the move, claiming it will allow sub-standard drugs to enter the market.
President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday called on Colombia’s border security officials to tighten border control to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus entering the country.
Colombia’s Health Ministry has announced pending restrictions on a number of widely used natural health products, which are not restricted in any other country in the world.
502 girls and 127 boys with learning disabilities such as Down syndrome were permanently sterilized between 2009 and 2011, according to reports by the Ministry of Health.