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Norma del Carme Blandin, a cancer patient, sits in a wheelchair inside her bedroom, at the Casa-Albergue, in Managua, Nicaragua, on October 20, 2017.

The Economics of Lung Cancer and Drug Delays in Latin America

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A new analysis unpacks the extent of how slow regulatory approvals hamper cancer drug availability in Latin America

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, on February 2, 2016.

Why Yellow Fever Demands a Seat at COP30's Climate Negotiations

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In November, leaders will gather in the heart of the Amazon, a living symbol for climate-driven epidemics

WHO, PAHO, and the Future of Health in the Americas

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For Latin America and the Caribbean, preserving the integrity of the WHO and PAHO is not optional but a strategic necessity

Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the eightieth United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters, in New York City, on September 24, 2025.

Colombia Opens South America's First Safe Injection Sites

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July's launch of a second site signals a shift in overdose prevention that could spread across Latin America

Colombia Opens South America's First Safe Injection Sites

Violence Shadows Ecuador's Presidential Election

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The drug trade has deepened the security crisis in Ecuador, which will elect a new leader on April 13

Violence Shadows Ecuador's Presidential Election

U.S. Deportees on Their Return to Guatemala

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Two Guatemalan migrants share their experiences from a returnee center as U.S. deportations rise

U.S. Deportees on Their Return to Guatemala

Intimate Partner Violence in Peru

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The country's rates of intimate partner violence are twice the global average

Intimate Partner Violence in Peru

Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

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Multiple crises burden health systems in the region, but AI offers potential for progress

Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

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Without global collaboration and action to address root causes, Oropouche fever is likely to continue spreading

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

Russian Cooperation With Venezuela Integrates Health

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Russian-Venezuelan relations now involve the health sector, a bid to expand Moscow's influence in Latin America

Russian Cooperation With Venezuela Integrates Health

A Mayan Farming Technique to Fight Guatemala's Food Insecurity

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The K'uxu'rum system improves crop yields and enables farmers to adapt to climate extremes

A Mayan Farming Technique to Fight Guatemala's Food Insecurity

Guatemala's Ecotourism: Migration Stopgap Meets Sustainability Vision

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How remote, indigenous communities have reimagined tourism in Guatemala

Guatemala's Ecotourism: Migration Stopgap Meets Sustainability Vision