WHO alerts to new pandemic peak in Latin America
Although much of the attention on the pandemic is focused on India, the World Health Organization (WHO) today alerted on...
April 30, 2021Topic
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Youths cross border to Uruguay for Covid-19 vaccine: “In Brazil, it would take too long”
Youths cross border to Uruguay for Covid-19 vaccine:. Expert living in brazil analysis and reporting from The Rio Times.
April 5, 2021
Dengue: An Unseen Epidemic within Peru’s Pandemic
While the world is grappling with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peru is still dealing with an epidemic...
January 16, 2021
Brazil Increases Yellow Fever Campaign, WTO Issues Alert
WTO alerts international travelers visiting São Paulo while Brazilian health officials try to persuade residents of at-risk areas to be...
January 17, 2018
Pesticides Found in Food Used for Rio’s School Lunches
A recent Greenpeace study found that sixty percent of the food used in Rio’s school lunches contained pesticides, including pesticides...
October 18, 2016
Rio 2016 Reports Cases of Zika Plunge Ahead of Olympics
With only two months to go before the start of the 2016 Olympics, on Tuesday (June 7th), health officials for...
June 8, 2016
WHO Rejects Postponement of Rio Olympics Due to Zika Virus
According to the international entity there is no public health justification for postponing or cancelling the games.
May 30, 2016
WHO Director Says Zika is no Threat to Olympics
World Health Organization specialists have been meeting with the government and the Olympic Committee to develop a solid plan to...
February 25, 2016 International Health Officials Arrive in Brazil to Assess Zika Actions
The international health officials want to assess the Zika virus situation in Brazil and the country’s response.
February 23, 2016