Cortizo signs decree ordering 30% cut in price of 170 medicines
An Executive Decree ordering a 30% reduction in the price of 170 medicines, was published in the Official Gazette...
HEALTH
Hepatitis vaccination program advances
The vaccination against hepatitis continued on Saturday, August 6 as part of the Expanded Immunization Program (EPI). In addition,...
Second case of monkeypox in Panama
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has confirmed the second case of monkeypox in Panama - a 33-year-old man, who...
Panama awaits combined Covid-influenza vaccine
Panama is waiting for a combined vaccine that is currently being studied in the United States and that could...
Panama’s only case of monkeypox treated and cured
To date, the Panamanian Health authorities have only registered one case of monkeypox and this person has already overcome...
WHO declares monkeypox a world health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency, urging gay and bisexual men to reduce their number...
COVID: Fast-spreading BA.5 virus hits 22 countries in the Americas
The BA.5 subvariant of Ómicron, which appears to spread faster than others, has been detected in at least 22...
