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Colombia’s health system could finally see changes that put people over profit

The bill proposed by the government would create a National Health System based on a social insurance model

Statement by Jaime Urrego, Health Vice Minister of Colombia at the WHO Executive Board

We are thankful for the director general's report. Colombia would like to reiterate her position on the strategic importance and relevance of the participation of non-state actors in the governing bodies of WHO. They play an important role in social and political matters and in representing people through NGOs at both local, regional and international level. We urge therefore that the Secretariat continue to facilitate and increase their participation on the basis of criteria of inclusivity and effectiveness including in the intersessional period. We welcome the Canadian proposal.

Dora María Téllez, Nicaragua -

Dora María Téllez, Nicaragua

Political prisoners banished from Nicaragua Early on the morning of February 9, 2023, 222 political prisoners, including former health minister Dora Maria Téllez, were removed from their cells or house arrest and were concentrated in an undisclosed place where they were informed of the decision of the Nicaraguan government to banish them to the United States. They were escorted to the international airport where a chartered plane took them to Washington, DC.

Transformando os sistemas de saúde na América Latina: uma conversa vital

Pedimos a Román Vega, Coordenador Global do Movimento de Saúde dos Povos (MSP), durante sua recente visita à Argentina para participar do Décimo Congresso de Medicina Geral e Equipamentos de Saúde organizado pela Asociación Bonaerense de Medicina Geral AMGBA, do qual participaram a PHM, Alames e outras organizações nacionais e regionais que defendem o direito à saúde.

Transforming health systems in Latin America: a vital conversation

We asked this question to Román Vega, Global Coordinator of the People's Health Movement (PHM), during his recent visit to Argentina to participate in the Tenth Congress of General Medicine and Health Equipment organized by the Asociación Bonaerense de Medicina General AMGBA, in which the PHM, Alames and other national and regional organizations defending the right to health participated. Dr.