News of public health

Government rules out free dengue vaccine despite record deaths

18-03-2024 16:56 Presidential Spokesperson Maneul Adorni says there is no plan to make Dengue vaccine free and compulsory to citizens despite a record number of deaths this year.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Dengue fever cases in Argentina up 2,153% so far in 2024

07-03-2024 15:30 Data from Health Ministry shows worrying explosion of Denge fever cases, rising to more than 57,000 from 2,500 in the same period last year.

Abortion rights

Abortion protection in French Constitution is 'message of hope' for other nations

05-03-2024 12:41 France's new "guaranteed freedom" to have an abortion may transcend borders and "give a boost to the recognition of this fundamental right" in the world, experts and activists argue.

Abortion rights

France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first

04-03-2024 16:39 Lawmakers in Versailles vote to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to enshrine explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in basic law.

HEALTHCARE & SOCIETY

Briana: six-year-old’s tragic death highlights inequality in Argentina

22-07-2023 06:59 Child mortality is an ongoing tragedy in Argentina’s indigenous communities. The recent death of six-year-old Briana, a member of Salta’s Wichi community, in a hospital waiting-room last March highlights the precarious conditions facing residents in the north of the country and the failure of successive governments to protect the rights of all citizens.

by Sabrina Chemen

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Public v private: 1 in 4 solely use state healthcare in Argentina

26-04-2023 13:49 One out of every four solely uses the public healthcare system, though more use private schemes exclusively. The commercial system is more used by men and more women have had to adjust their choices due to inflation.

by Sabrina Chemen

HEALTH

Growing concern over rise in dengue and chikungunya cases

27-03-2023 15:18 Epidemiological authorities note dengue cases are doubling week-by-week, with almost 9,400 cases across 13 provinces recorded in latest medical update. Chikungunya cases are also on the rise, with both viruses surging in provinces of Tucumán, Salta and Santa Fe.

by Enrique Garabetyan

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Covid surge: Officials recommend use of face-masks on public transport

11-12-2022 09:04 Rise in coronavirus cases in Buenos Aires City and Province prompts Transport Ministry officials to call on passengers to return to wearing face-masks.

News of public health

Government rules out free dengue vaccine despite record deaths

Dengue fever cases in Argentina up 2,153% so far in 2024

Abortion protection in French Constitution is 'message of hope' for other nations

France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first

Briana: six-year-old’s tragic death highlights inequality in Argentina

Public v private: 1 in 4 solely use state healthcare in Argentina

Growing concern over rise in dengue and chikungunya cases

Covid surge: Officials recommend use of face-masks on public transport

Milei fires head of Argentina’s tax bureau over ‘streaming and influencers’ rules

Year one: Milei surpassed low expectations, but now faces high ones

Milei’s self-congratulatory maiden year

The return of the great disruptor

No quorum, no forum

Del ajuste que “paga la casta” a la dolarización: las promesas incumplidas de Javier Milei

Detuvieron al principal sospechoso del asesinato de la enfermera en La Matanza

Rutinas, rituales y agenda en Olivos, con obsesión por los números de la gestión

La peligrosa nueva fase de Milei

Bashar al Assad y su familia se refugiaron en Moscú bajo condición de asilados por motivos humanitarios