DRUGS

AMR among top 10 global public health and development threats- PAHO

Published on: November 23, 2023
17:49

Washington, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is nowadays considered among top 10 global public health and development threats, estimating that bacterial AMR was directly responsible for 1.5 million deaths in 2022 globally, according to PAHO.

El Salvador´s PNC seizes 300 kg of drugs

Published on: November 23, 2023
17:46

San Salvador, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Salvadoran authorities reported on Thursday having destroyed different types of drugs and seized contraband cigarettes.

Cuba shows progress in the fight against lung cancer

Published on: November 18, 2023
00:15

Havana, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba celebrates World Lung Cancer Day with tangible progress in the research, development and testing of its vaccine against the disease.

Drug cache seized in Uruguay, two Argentinians convicted

Published on: November 14, 2023
13:24

Montevideo, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) A shipment of 226 kilograms of marijuana was seized by Uruguayan police in the northern department of Rivera, it was reported.

Dominica seizes cocaine valued at nearly three million dollars

Published on: November 7, 2023
10:46

Roseau, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) The Police of Dominica seized several packages of cocaine valued at almost three million dollars in the locality of Petite Soufriere, on the East coast of the country, a news media reported today.

Colombia to present new drug policy to EU

Published on: September 29, 2023
09:45

Bogotá, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Gustavo Petro government will present its new drug policy at the 2nd Colombia-European Union Dialogue in Brussels.

Mexican President to participate in meeting on drugs in Colombia

Published on: September 8, 2023
12:13

Bogota, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will participate in the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs 'For life, Peace and Development' in Colombia.

Drugs affect millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean

Published on: August 31, 2023
14:10

Washington, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) At least 4.4 million men and 1.2 million women in Latin America and the Caribbean suffer from drug use disorders at some point in their lives, the Pan American Health Organization reported.

Colombian Navy thwarts cocaine trafficking

Published on: August 29, 2023
16:36

Bogota, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian Navy assured on Tuesday having stopped a vessel in the Pacific Ocean in which drug trafficking organizations tried to transport 1,087 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.

Poland seizes hundreds of kilograms of cocaine

Published on: August 25, 2023
00:15

Warsaw, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Polish security services seized 440 kilograms of cocaine from Latin America in the port of Gdynia, a city in the north of the country.

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