EMERGENCY

Africa regions will address health emergency response

Published on: November 18, 2025
07:16

Djibouti, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) The Third Meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee for the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project – Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach begins today in Zambia, convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

Haiti calls for transforming emergency into hope

Published on: October 8, 2025
10:23

Port-au-Prince, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Ann-Kathryne Lassègue, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations, called for transforming the current emergency in the Caribbean nation into hope for future generations.

Asean holds Biohazard summit in Laos

Published on: September 17, 2025
07:32

Vientiane, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) Health officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are gathering in Laos to finalize the Action Plan of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Network.

Emergency due to cold and homelessness in Uruguay

Published on: June 23, 2025
08:58

Montevideo, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The authorities of the Ministry of Social Development (Mides) are today on alert due to the freezing temperatures and the death of several homeless people.

Angola calls for end of hostilities in the DRC and return to dialogue

Published on: January 28, 2025
16:15

Luanda, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Angola on Tuesday called for an immediate end of hostilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a return to the negotiating table within the framework of the Luanda Process.

Peruvian government extends state of emergency in 14 districts

Published on: November 27, 2024
10:40

Lima, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Government on Wednesday decreed a 45-day extension of the state of emergency in 14 districts in the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, as the 60 days for which it was established have expired due to the outbreak of crime.

Forest fire ravages National Park in Ecuador

Published on: November 15, 2024
15:51

Quito, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) A large forest fire is ravaging Cajas National Park, a protected area in southern Ecuador.

BRICS Summit, a stage to condemn the US blockade against Cuba

Published on: October 24, 2024
17:34

Kazan, Russia, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday denounced the consequences of six decades of cruel financial blockade by the United States on the Cuban economy and society.

Bolivian government will move to area ravaged by fires

Published on: September 12, 2024
07:54

La Paz, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Arce will travel to Santa Cruz at the head of his Cabinet to lead the fight against the forest fires, which have already affected four million hectares in Bolivia.

Mpox declared a Public Health Security Emergency in Africa

Published on: August 14, 2024
09:30

Addis Ababa, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) officially declared the current outbreak of Mpox as a Continental Public Health Security Emergency.

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