Colombia’s government has appealed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help it break pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ monopoly on a life-saving cancer drug, which would allow the country to buy cheaper,…
Colombia’s National Dialogue for the Future of Drug Policy convened for the first time on Friday to begin a discussion about drug policy reform with members of the public.
Health professionals began distributing clean needles to heroin addicts in five Colombian cities on Wednesday, after the launch of a new program to reduce the spread of HIV and Hepatitis, local media…
The local government of the central Colombian city of Pereira, and Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Security has began to implement a new health initiative that will give drug…
Colombia’s Health Ministry placed hospitals and hospital staff nationwide on special alert in case of an “emergency situation” resulting from ongoing protests across the country.
The Colombian government on Monday ordered the country’s health care providers to ensure that their members can access healthcare services in all of the country, and not just the municipality where…
The constitutional court of Colombia has ordered the government to campaign against obesity and provide operations for the disorder, reported local media on Wednesday. According to Caracol Radio, the court…
Colombia received its first 500,000 doses of the swine flu, which will be distributed among health workers and members of the armed forces, reported Colombian media. Colombia’s vice minister of health,…