Tobacco conference loot for the few while Cancer Institute begs for funds
Panama, as a State, has been positioning itself as a brave legionnaire in the fight against tobacco for years....
HEALTH
Terrible controls caused massive loss of fentanyl
There are “terrible controls” in the administration of medicines in the Social Security Fund (CSS), which led to the...
Nine days on – landfill fire sends toxic fumes over Panama City
Nine days after the start of the fire at the Cerro Patacón landfill the site in the town of...
Cigarette packs to carry graphic health images in December
Starting in December 2024, the packaging of tobacco products and cigarette packages must display five new images or...
Updated Covid-19 vaccine arrives in Panama
A new batch with 186,000 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 arrived at the Ministry of Health (Minsa), on the...
WHO warns about spread of respitatory viruses
The European regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday of the increase in flu cases in...
Covid-19 positivity at 32.9 % – nine deaths
Panama maintains a positivity rate for covid-19 of 32.5% said the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on Wednesday, January 10....
Former Health Minister refused to sanction escape flight for Martinelli brothers
The former Minister of Health Rosario said on Monday, January 8, that her departure from government in 2020 occurred...
Social Security Hospital enables two wards to cope with rising COVID-19 cases
Given the increase in COVID-19 cases, the Social Security Fund (CSS) announced on Friday, January 5, that it has enabled...
Perennial garbage crisis in Panama Wonderland
Over one hundred workers Urban and Home Cleaning Authority (AAUD), have been laid off, which could aggravate Panama’s perennial...
Covid-19 positivity rises to 25.4% in Panama
A key indicator of the COVID-19 pandemic is the positivity of cases, which is 25.4% in the country, when...
