Panama suffering from pharmacist shortage
Panama is suffering from an acute shortage of pharmacists according to the Pan American Health Organization. (more…)
HEALTH
Panama lagging in sex education policy
Panama should adopt a policy about sex education, reproductive health and prevention said experts at a Umiversity forum on Tuesday,...
Shortage of veterinarians could be harmful to Panama population
The health of humans in Panama could be jeopardized by a shortfall of some 600 veterinarians with none assigned to...
Panama high school pregnancies jump 77%
The number of pregnancies among high school students in Panama’s public schools in has jumped 77% in the last year....
Bringing your dreams to life
By Dylis Jones Dreaming can be a stepping stone to ideas and action, but for most of us dreams remain...
Metro subway construction increasing mosquito breeding
The construction of Panama's metro subway has led to an increase in the city's malaria carrying mosquito population says ...
WORLDVIEW: Why stop smoking campaigns fail
As governments around the world find new ways to make tobacco companies discourage smoking, branding expert Martin Lindstrom explains why...
Support for lab generated mosquitoes to fight dengue
Entomologists and human health researchers meeting in Panama have supported the studies for the development of transgenic male mosquitoes capable...
Dieting with a French flourish and home delivery
By Katherine Monahan Working on your weight or just concerned about healthy eating but in too much of a rush...
Malaria vaccine predicted in four years
Richard Feachem, founding executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Feachem says that by 2016...
Most Panamanians dont use condoms in relationships
Seven out of ten Panamanians do not use condoms when having sex and many do not know how to use...
HEALTH WARNING Contact lens recall
Panama’s Ministry of Health has issued a warning about the use of a brand of contact lenses, that may have...
