Oropouche Virus Disease Reported Across Seven Panama Regions
Since the first cases of Oropouche virus disease (OROV) were detected in Panama at the end of 2024 and the...
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Panama Learns from Brazil How to Rid the Rivers and Mangroves of Tons of Trash and Become “Guardians of the Sea”
The "From the Mangrove to the Sea" project, carried out by the NGO Guardianes del Mar, unites environmentalists and traditional...
Due to Yellow Fever Alert in Costa Rica: Sanitary Checkpoint is Strengthened on Bocas del Toro Border
The Ministry of Health (MINSA) has strengthened health control measures in the province of Bocas del Toro, after a case...
Panama’s Archbishop Ulloa Condemns Recent Femicides and Urges the Country not to Normalize Violence
During Sunday Mass on October 19, Metropolitan Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa of Panama appealed to authorities following the recent murders of two...
A Panama Chiriquí Province Senior was Electrocuted While Knocking Down Coconuts Using a Metal Rod
Edgar Hernández, 65, died Saturday afternoon after receiving an electric shock while knocking down coconuts in the Progreso area of...
How is Regulation Progressing in Medical Cannabis in Panama?
The Ministry of Health (Minsa), through the National Directorate of Pharmacy and Drugs, issued Resolution No. 372 of September 26, 2025, which establishes the requirements...
Panama’s CSS Confirms Serious Condition of Patients After Explosion at PH Alsacia Towers
The Social Security Fund (CSS) announced in a press release that the two women affected by the explosion at the Alsacia Towers complex, located on Tumba Muerto Avenue, are in serious...
Authorities Rescue Several Wild Species Illegally Kept in Captivity in David Panama
During joint operations in the correction of David Sur, the authorities of MiAMBIENTE, the National Police and the Public Ministry...
A 29-Year-Old U.S. Female Has Become Costa Rica’s First Confirmed Case of Yellow Fever in Nearly 70 Years
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the Flaviviridae RNA virus. Photo courtesy of the The World Health...
Panama’s Children’s Hospital on Alert Due to Blood Shortage
The Blood Bank at Dr. José Renán Esquivel Children's Hospital is currently facing low blood supply levels. This compromises the medical care of pediatric patients who require constant transfusions. Given...
CKD is Chronic Kidney Disease – You need to Reduce Phosphorus and Potassium – Lets See What Your Nephrologist Considers of Healthy Fruits and Veggies
It looks like your choice of Apple, Pear, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Clementines, Blackberries, Lemon and Lime, Watermelon, Pineapple, Cranberries, Carrots,...
In Panama a Contingency Plan has Been Activated for Kidney Patients in Colón
The Social Security Fund (CSS) reported that it has adopted urgent measures to ensure the restoration of care for hemodialysis patients at the Kidney Patient Care Center (CAIPIR) in the province of Colón. The decision...
