Chile Launches “Ambitious” COVID Vaccination Drive
Chile on Wednesday, February 3rd, launched one of Latin America’s most ambitious coronavirus vaccination programmes, having set itself the target...
February 4, 2021Topic
health
Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Claims 92% Efficacy in Fighting COVID-19
Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday, February 2nd, saying it was almost 92% effective in...
February 2, 2021
Flights Linking Falkland Islands to Chile and Brazil Suspended Until June
The Falkland Islands Government can confirm that commercial air links with both Chile and Brazil will remain suspended for a...
February 2, 2021
“Millionaires’ Tax” for Virus Relief Passes Argentine Senate
(AFP) Argentina's Senate passed a tax on about 12,000 of the country's richest people on Friday, to pay for coronavirus...
December 5, 2020
Malls in Rio de Janeiro to Open 24 Hours for Christmas Shoppers
(AFP) Rio de Janeiro's shopping malls will stay open 24 hours a day through Christmas, authorities announced Friday, December 4th,...
December 5, 2020
Brazil’s Fiocruz Warns of Possible Health Problems for Dam Victims
Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) warned on Tuesday of the possibility of aggravation of chronic diseases in the...
February 6, 2019Six Health Tips for Foreigners Visiting Rio de Janeiro
Summer time has arrived in Rio de Janeiro and millions of people are heading to the city for sunshine, parties...
January 7, 2019
Cuba Withdraws its Doctors from Brazil’s Mais Medicos Program
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Cuba’s Public Health Ministry announced Wednesday that it will...
November 15, 2018
Study Links Lack of Basic Sanitation Systems to Epidemics in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Only 38.2 percent of Brazilian municipalities have basic sanitation...
September 20, 2018