Officials from the pharmaceutical service in the health area of Alajuela claim that they need more staff, because they cannot cope with more than 500 daily customers. The officials also claim their requests are not heard. As a result the Pharmaceutical Service of the Health Area in Alajuela will go on a strike onTuesday. Carlos […]
Archives for October 2016
Turrialba volcano’s ash damaged three seismographs and a camera
Turrialba volcano tricked OVSICORI volcanologists. The accumulation of ash near its slopes caused that three seismographs and a camera, located around the top, stopped working. The equipment is used to monitor the volcano’s activity. A group of experts traveled to the area on October 17th to try to solve the problem. We are trying to […]
74 Honduran babies have been born with microcephaly
On October 17th, Honduran health authorities reported that, there are 74 cases of children born with microcephaly. However, only one was confirmed to be a consequence of Zika virus. According to Honduran, Deputy Health Minister Francis Contreras, this figure rose because 10 babies were born with microcephaly in recent days. However, it hasn’t been determined […]
Noriega moved to hospital for brain tumor surgery
The Supreme Court of Panama ordered Manuel Antonio Noriega, imprisoned in the country since 2011, to be transferred to a hospital to remove a tumor from his brain, reported the former dictator defense team on Monday. According to Ezra Angel, defense lawyer of the former “hombre fuerte” (strong man) of Panama, the date of transfer […]
Avanza Limpiezas company is not breaking the law
The Ministry of Health won’t invalidate the sanitary permit from Avanza Limpieza Company, as requested by lawyer Fernando Suñol, who filed an appeal against the institution. According to the lawyer, there is an alleged irregularity because the company was granted a license to fumigate under the industrial classification ISIC 8129, type of risk B. However, […]
OIRSA will own export scanner
The Regional International Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA) will own the scanner the government will use to analyze export products. The idea is to make the purchase. We already have a roadmap with OIRSA, ” said Luis Felipe Arauz, Minister of Agriculture, adding that the agreement will include not only the scanner, but other forms […]