Number of organ donors in Colombia continues to decline
A national health institute is looking to boost the percentage of people in Colombia willing to donate their organs after donor numbers fell by 15% over the last two years,…
A national health institute is looking to boost the percentage of people in Colombia willing to donate their organs after donor numbers fell by 15% over the last two years,…
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…
Medellin judge calls for a secondary medical examination of the convicted drug gang leader Alirio de Jesus Rendon Hurtado, alias “El Cebollero,” reported newspaper El Tiempo Monday. After Rendon was…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos sent hospitalized salsa master Joe Arroyo a support message via Twitter on Wednesday. In the message, Santos expressed solidarity with the family and fans of…
A Colombian child of seventeen-months died after her mother tried to cure her of an illness by putting her inside the stomach of cow, reported Colombian media on Sunday. The…
Residents of the northern Colombian town of El Salado say that ten years after a paramilitary massacre that left more than 100 dead, the state has failed to deliver fully…
What on earth could be better than a big-budget U.S. hospital drama? A Colombian imitation of a big-budget U.S. hospital drama, of course. Or so thinks RCN television director Shonda…
Colombian health authorities on Tuesday announced that the death toll of the AH1N swine flu virus has risen to 190 with seven deaths registered in the last week. The Ministry…
Numerous North American health organizations have visited Medellin in search of quality medical services, it was reported Thursday. These organizations are seeking alternative provision of medical care abroad, due to…