Bolivia Health 101: Four endemic diseases threaten our health!

From El Diario: Four endemic diseases threaten health of inhabitants Dengue, malaria, chagas and leishmaniasis are the four endemic diseases that threaten the health of the population in a steadily way in Bolivia. Eradication is impossible, prevention and treatment are the only alternative to control. Deputy Minister of Health Promotion, Martin Maturana, reported yesterday that…

Bolivia’s total lack of authority!

“Republiqueta” is the term used to refer a specific region under the control of the people who were seeking independence from the Realm of Spain, derivates from republic. Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: The “republiquetas” today Because of the permissiveness and the total lack of authority in Bolivia, there are emerging a series of…

Will Bolivia ever find oil? Better be outside our National Parks!!

Carlos Miranda writes in El Dia: Energy and Hydrocarbons Will we find oil? For over three years YPFB is trying to achieve private local and/or foreign investment in the search for hydrocarbons in the country. However, its great effort has been unsuccessful. In turn, the Government showed concern that the absence of new reserves and…

The ones yet to confess…

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: The ones yet to confess A disturbing silence reigns in the inner circles of collaborators of the President after the serious charges made by Marcelo Soza and Fabricio Ormachea. Of all the allegations mentioned by, only the ‘vice’ showed he has not lost his speech, when he said he…