Health

Note: Minsalud tightens prevention scheme after confirming three new positive measles cases

Portafolio Journalist 02/27/2026 18:11 Updated: 02/27/2026 18:11

Yellow Fever Outbreak Alert in Venezuela

In an effort to address a yellow fever outbreak in the country, the Minister of Health, Nuramy Gutiérrez, assured that the government led by Delcy Rodríguez is acquiring new vaccine doses.

Heartbreaking: Subject dragged a dog from a moving motorcycle in Cesar

A reprehensible case of animal abuse has once again outraged citizens in Bosconia, Cesar, where a subject was captured dragging a puppy whose health status and whereabouts are unknown.

Paola Jara surprises by showing her body after the birth of her daughter Emilia

Paola Jara once again became a trend on social media after sharing a series of photographs in which she showed how her figure looks just three months after the birth of her daughter Emilia. The singer from Antioquia published the images during a short family vacation on a Caribbean beach, a break that, as she expressed, allowed her to recharge her energy before resuming her artistic agenda.

Sewerage Works in Bayunca and Pontezuela: How They Are Advancing

The project for the Construction of the Sanitary Sewerage of Bayunca and Pontezuela, led by Mayor Dumek Turbay Paz's administration and executed by the Secretariat of Infrastructure, is progressing on several technical fronts that are beginning to transform the sanitary problem.

What did Willie Colón die from? The disease that marked his last years

Willie Colón passed away on February 21 due to a respiratory illness. While details were not revealed at the time, it was later reported that the definitive cause of his death was ILD, which stands for Interstitial Lung Disease.

Eating through Colombia: how much we still have to learn

By Álvaro Molina @molinaculinarian Cooking is one of the most fun activities humans have. When you like it, you find an infinite universe of possibilities to eat and live better. You realize that every meal of the day can become a moment of pleasure and discover the joy of making others happy. When I see the happy faces of my students realizing that cooking is much simpler than they imagined, I feel that by transmitting so much passion, I am fulfilling the most rewarding mission of chefs who await Colpensiones' message every thirty.

Guide to Procedures at Family Commissariats in Cartagena: Schedules and Locations by Area

It hurts more to stay silent. Acts of domestic violence, whether verbal, physical, sexual, economic, emotional, or psychological, among other forms of abuse that occur within family relationships, are signs that indicate a person needs to go to a Family Commissariat. These forms of abuse could have devastating consequences if not addressed in time by the competent authorities.

First three cases of imported measles; Ministry of Health recommends booster doses if traveling to Mexico, Canada, and the US.

The Ministry of Health confirmed the first three cases of measles in Colombia. Health authorities specified that these are imported infections in young people between 28 and 35 years old who had recently traveled abroad.

Path to Nationalizing Health? Government Orders Nueva EPS to Become Public and Transfer Nearly 6 Million Users

The health system returns to the center of the electoral debate after the announcement by the Minister of Health regarding the President's decision to convert Nueva EPS into a public entity.

Deficit, transfers, and sustainability: the figures behind the health system

Deficit, transfers, and sustainability: the figures behind the health system

Measles Alert in Colombia: Vaccination and Controls Reinforced Ahead of the 2026 World Cup

Colombia has raised health alerts due to the risk of measles reintroduction, amid a sustained increase in cases in America and shortly before...