Health

In Honduras and Guatemala, less than half of adolescents finish secondary education

A report by the Global Campaign for Education revealed that less than half of adolescents in Honduras and Guatemala manage to complete secondary education, while in El Salvador only 60% do so, amidst a crisis marked by violence, poverty, and forced migration

Motorcycle Taxis and Survival

In no rule of law does poverty justify breaking the law; however, societies that combat poverty by strengthening justice prevent crimes but never justify them. In the law of the hustle, a lifeline for swarms of idle hands, motorcycle taxiing emerges as a labor and transportation solution for vulnerable strata of cities and towns, refusing to respect traffic rules, a huge public health challenge, with alarming figures comparable to cancer: 10 million deaths annually, while infectious diseases cause devastating epidemics that medical science controlled using vaccines, crippling smallpox, measles, and a dozen infectious diseases causing death, pain, and tears.

Is a cell phone worth a life?

At what point did we allow screens to become the primary interlocutor for children? Digital alienation claims lives.

PAHO warns of sustained yellow fever transmission in South America

Yellow fever is a hemorrhagic viral disease endemic in tropical areas of Africa, Central America, and South America.

The Kangaroo Mother Program faces a crisis due to closures and lack of funding

One of the most important contributions of Colombian medicine to the world is the Kangaroo Mother Program, a care model for premature newborns based on skin-to-skin contact between the baby and their parents, along with comprehensive medical follow-up.

Attention: Massive Tremors in Colombia Today, March 15, 2026, Felt in These Areas!

This Sunday, March 15, 2026, more than 10 tremors have been recorded in the country.

Lady Tabares is in mourning: heartbreaking message

Last March 13, at 33 years old, David Alejandro Peláez, the influencer known as 'Alejo Little', died.

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A tragedy occurred early Sunday morning, March 15, inside Corabastos, in Bogotá, where a vehicle ran over several people who were working during their shift.

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The victim of the fatal accident that occurred in the Engativá locality was Luis Ramírez, a 90-year-old senior citizen, recognized in his community for his profession as an architect and his artistic vocation.

Andrés Leyva left a foundation in Ciudadela 2000 13 days ago and has not reappeared

Hours and days continue to pass, and the whereabouts of Andrés Camilo Leyva Acosta, 22, remain a mystery. The young man, who has autism, has not been seen since the afternoon of March 2nd, when he left the La Rueda del Alfarero foundation in Ciudadela 2000 without saying where he was going.

'40% of health system resources are wasted': HealthTech Colombia

Lina Morales, executive director of HealthTech Colombia Photo: Courtesy

Security guard at IPS in Cartagena fights for his life after armed attack on its facilities

In Cartagena, John Jairo Cantillo is fighting for his life in an intensive care unit after preventing, as a security guard, a patient's relative from entering the Virrey Solís IPS facilities armed.