Panama’s Changes to Cannabis Regulations are in the Final Stretch
Health authorities are confident that the amended decree to guarantee the entry of medicinal cannabis medicines can be enacted in the...
HEALTH
MINSA Confirms First Dengue Death of 2025 in Panama
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) confirmed this Saturday, February 1, the first death from dengue in Panama so far in...
‘We want to Eliminate the Need to Search for Medicines Outside of Panama’
The high cost of medicines in Panama continues to be a problem that affects thousands of patients daily and generates...
Panama has 233 Cases of Dengue so far in 2025
A total of 233 accumulated cases of dengue nationwide were reported this Friday by the Ministry of Health (Minsa), through...
CSS Reform Moves Forward: Commission Concludes Reading of the First Block of Proposals and will Vote on Monday
The Labor, Health and Social Development Commission of the National Assembly concluded on Friday night, January 17, the reading of the package of...
Panama Closed 2024 with More than 32,000 cases of Dengue, a Historic Figure in the Country
In 2024, Panama recorded more than 32 thousand confirmed cases of dengue, a historic figure in the 30 years that this...
Unprofa Estimates that in Three Months it will be Possible to Buy the 20 Medicines with Discounts
The National Union of Pharmacy Owners (Unprofa) estimates that the price reduction of the 20 most commonly used drugs by the Panamanian...
Will the Quality of Medicine be Affected by the Discount Plan?
The association that represents community pharmacies in Panama said it supports the plan announced by the government to reduce the...
Panama Registers 31,048 Accumulated Cases of Dengue
As of December 2024, Panama has recorded a total of 31,048 accumulated cases of dengue.The Metropolitan Region is the one...
Leptospirosis in Panama: 63 Cases and One Death in 2024 and How to Protect Yourself
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reports 63 cases of leptospirosis in Panama so far in 2024, with one death of a 44-year-old...
New CSS Hemodialysis Unit in Penonomé Will Reduce Transfers to Aguadulce
The Social Security Fund (CSS) is moving forward with the installation of a new hemodialysis unit in the facilities of the...
23% of the Child Population in Panama Lives Without Safe Water Management
Lack of water, sanitation, electricity and garbage collection affects children in the country, according to the report ‘Situation of Boys,...
