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Antimicrobial resistance, growing threat to be discussed at the UN

Published on: September 26, 2024
10:06

United Nations, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) A debate on the risks posed by antimicrobial resistance will present an opportunity to curb this growing threat during the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly.

Alert for ash dispersion from Fuego volcano in Guatemala

Published on: September 25, 2024
15:40

Guatemala City, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) warned Wednesday of the dispersion of ash from the Fuego volcano, the most active volcano in Guatemala and Central America.

Syria receives almost 7,000 Lebanese displaced persons

Published on: September 25, 2024
14:27

Damascus, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Some 7,000 Lebanese entered Syria today, the Deputy Governor of the Syrian province of Damascus-Camp, Jassem Al-Mahmoud informed on Wednesday.

Dominican Govt. builds ten health facilities for diabetic foot care

Published on: September 25, 2024
14:08

Santo Domingo, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) At a time when amputations due to diabetic foot ulcers pose a challenge, the Dominican Health Service (SNS) announced Wednesday it will be opening ten new healthcare facilities specialized in this pathology.

Nicaragua intensifies campaign against dengue fever

Published on: September 25, 2024
12:47

Managua, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) The Nicaraguan Health Ministry (Minsa) today develops an intense campaign against dengue, with which they seek to reduce the number of cases of the disease in the country.

Environmental crisis, indigenous resilience in Bolivian audiovisual

Published on: September 25, 2024
11:28

La Paz, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) The resilience of indigenous peoples in their struggle to preserve water and land from their worldview, attracts the attention of Bolivians today, 24 hours after the premiere of the audiovisual Qhuta Mama, by Patricio Luna.

Guterres warns of existential risk from rising sea levels

Published on: September 25, 2024
10:51

United Nations, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General António Guterres today described the risk of rising sea levels as existential, a threat that demands greater funding from developed countries while primarily impacting the Global South.

Tropical Storm Helene intensifies as it moves through the Caribbean .

Published on: September 24, 2024
19:11

Havana, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) As it moves through the northwest Caribbean Sea, Tropical Storm Helene is showing signs of better organization, with an increase in the areas of rain, the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) reported today.

International Workshop on Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Cuba

Published on: September 24, 2024
19:02

Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Medicine specialists from Cuba and the United States will exchange on ultrasonography and breast surgery, during the First International Workshop to be held next October in the central province of Ciego de Avila.

Chilean primary health workers strike begins

Published on: September 24, 2024
10:17

Santiago de Chile, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Affiliates of the National Confederation of Municipal Health Workers (Confusam) will begin a strike in Chile to demand more security in health care facilities, retirement incentive payments and other demands.

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