Pan American Health Organization: Bolivian epidemiologist receives posthumous PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership Washington, D.C. 26 September 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recognized the late epidemiologist Ms. Carla Gabriela Romero Pérez, from Bolivia, for her service by presenting her with the PAHO Award for Health Services Management…
Category: Health
Indigenous nation Araona in peril – Nación indígena Araona en peligro
Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: An indigenous nation abandoned and forgotten: the Araonas fear the worst This town, in the north of La Paz, does not have a health post and there are deaths that can be avoided. There is no connection and to be treated at a health center they must travel four days…
Yuqui women take power to care for forests and fight extinction | Las mujeres yuqui toman poder para cuidar bosques y combatir extinción
Opinion: HOME OF THEIR ANCESTORS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS Yuqui women take power to care for forests and fight extinction All the hierarchical positions of the indigenous nation, located in the Cochabamba Tropics, are occupied by women, who concentrate their efforts on obtaining drinking water, medical attention, economic aid and studies. On June 4, the modest…
Pollution – PILCOMAYO – Contaminación
Jorge Quispe, Página Siete: THE REPORT CONTRADICTS THE ONE THE GOVERNMENT GAVE IN AUGUST A private study confirms pollution in Pilcomayo A report from the private laboratory Biotica, in the city of Cochabamba, commissioned by the councilor from Potosí Reyna Menacho, confirmed that the rupture of the tailings dam that occurred on July 23 in…
Bad air quality | Mala calidad del aire
El Diario: Air quality is bad in the capital of Santa Cruz The general director of the Environment of the Santa Cruz Mayor’s Office, Ruddy Valverde, pointed out that the air quality in the capital city is bad, due to forest fires in nearby municipalities, so there is a risk that people will begin to…
First Vaccination – Bolivia – Primera Vacuna
Juan Jose Toro, Los Tiempos The first vaccination In the days before and after the founding of Bolivia, Antonio José de Sucre was a tremendously busy man. His voluminous correspondence, greater than Bolívar’s at that time, shows that he was the one who carried the greatest weight in the organization of the country. Among his…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 