By Opinion: Pesticides and food: an urgent challenge for health and food sovereignty in Bolivia In Bolivia, the importation and use of highly hazardous agrotoxins continue to be allowed, many of which are banned in other countries due to their serious effects on human health and ecosystems. On January 7, 2026, the French government announced,…
Category: Health
Loyal to the Very End | Lealtad hasta el final
By Unitel: A 77-year-old woman went out for a walk with her dog and was found dead days later; the pet never left her side The body was taken to the judicial morgue. Police say the woman showed no signs of violence. [Reference photo] / Police are investigating the woman’s death The Special Force to…
Government must recover sovereignty over Bolivian gold | Gobierno debe recuperar la soberanía del oro boliviano
By El Diario: The world buys the mineral, and Bolivia sells it While the world is buying gold, in Bolivia it is being sold—and it’s in private hands. Faced with this situation, the government must recover sovereignty over gold; that is, if there is political will, illegal mining companies should be eliminated and only formal…
Currency as Blood: How Healthy Is Bolivia’s Economy? | La moneda como la sangre: ¿cuál es la salud de la economía boliviana?
By Germán Huanca Luna (*) & René García Angelo (**); Publico.com: This time, we’ll explain the state of Bolivia’s economy through a medical analogy, to help the public better grasp how serious the country’s situation is. Just as the human body needs blood to live, the economy needs money to function. In ancient times, when…
A man miraculously survives after being bitten in the face by a viper while cutting bananas | Un hombre sobrevive de milagro tras ser mordido en el rostro por una víbora mientras cortaba plátanos
By Red UNO, Eju,tv: Alerted by locals, Rural Police officers and a nurse rushed to the community of “Mangalito,” where the victim had been attacked. While cutting a bunch of bananas, a young man was bitten in the face by a viper. PHOTO: Reference image. A 26-year-old man was bitten on the face by a…
Indigenous women with high mercury concentrations | Mujeres indígenas con altas concentraciones de mercurio
By Erbol, El Diario: Nine out of ten, according to a Cedib study A pilot study on mercury exposure and the health status of women from indigenous communities living along the Beni and Madre de Dios river basins in the Amazon revealed that nine out of ten indigenous women of childbearing age show concentrations above…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 