News of healthcare

Viksit Bharat 2047: A road map for India to become a developed nation

Today 10:55 India should become Viksit Bharat by 2047, which would be the 100th year anniversary of India’s independence.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Milei limits free hospital care for foreigners in Argentina

12-08-2026 12:59 Non-resident foreigners will have to pay for non-urgent care at federal hospitals or show proof of health insurance; Government says the measure targets “medical tourism.”

Child poverty in Argentina

One child in every five in Argentina lacks money to see a doctor

22-04-2026 16:04 Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina poverty watchdogs at UCA publish shocking report revealing what is happening to the health and education of Argentina’s children.

by Enrique Garabetyan

HEALTH & GOVERNMENT

Mendoza government takes parents to court for vaccination avoidance

13-12-2025 10:04 Province becomes first in Argentina to file civil lawsuits amid measles and whooping cough resurgence; Authorities say action against 15 parents is “just the beginning.”

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Budget 2026: Government sends balanced bill eyeing 5% growth

16-09-2025 09:29 Government projects increases for pensions, education, health and disability programmes; Inflation in 2026 will be an annual 10.1%, according to text of bill.

CONTAMINATED DRUG SCANDAL

Tainted fentanyl death toll clears 100 as Milei blames opposition

15-08-2025 10:14 President Javier Milei uses appearance at campaign rally in La Plata to point finger at opposition Kirchnerites and link rivals to developing scandal.

CRIME & SECURITY

Tainted fentanyl blamed for 87 hospital deaths

13-08-2025 22:58 Contaminated drug scandal grows, authorities fear true number of deaths may be even higher; Casa Rosada orders recusal of judge leading case, citing conflict of interest.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Workers at top children's hospital strike over pay, budget cutbacks

25-06-2025 17:47 Workers at the Garrahan Children's Hospital in Buenos Aires protest against government policies, demanding improves wages and budget for the prestigious paediatric institution.

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei burnishes his Trump ties by hosting health chief RFK Jr

28-05-2025 11:26 Health & Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes second US Cabinet official to visit Argentina in recent weeks.

Death of Diego Maradona

'This is how Maradona died' – prosecutor shows shocking photo at trial

11-03-2025 15:22 Shocking image of Diego Maradona on his deathbed shown to court in San Isidro as trial into legendary footballer's death gets underway.

ABORTION RIGHTS

Abortion access under threat amid ‘chainsaw’ cuts

07-03-2025 00:01 At a women's sexual health NGO in the town of Chivilcoy, abortion pills are handed out sparingly because of reduced state-sponsored supplies.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Milei government eliminates Argentina's national cancer institute

06-03-2025 21:15 In a statement, Argentina's Health Ministry announced the closure of the Instituto Nacional del Cáncer because of a "duplicity of tasks" and to have "greater control of actions."

REACTION TO PULL-OUT

Experts voice criticism of Milei’s decision to quit WHO

07-02-2025 21:28 Opposition lawmakers, healthcare experts and analysts warn that President Javier Milei’s decision to withdraw Argentina from the World Health Organization will cut the country off from international health guidance, research and technology.

by Zella Milfred

HEALTHCARE & ECONOMY

Workers launch vigil to save mental health hospital from cutbacks

08-10-2024 17:31 President Javier Milei’s chainsaw hits Bonaparte Hospital in Parque Patricios; Workers stage vigil against alleged “closure” of hospital as Health Ministry states “restructuring process” has begun.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

New health minister fires management of top children’s hospital

03-10-2024 16:27 Newly appointed Health Minister Mario Lugones fires board of Garrahan Children’s Hospital for awarding 500,000-peso bonus; Decision “does not match the national government’s wage guidelines.”