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Colombia launches mass vaccination campaign

Published on: December 16, 2023
12:22

Bogota, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Colombia’s Ministry of Health (MINSALUD) is vaccinating the entire population on Saturday for the fourth time, with the aim of intensifying immunization coverage and recover the levels that existed before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nearly 2,000 girls pregnant due to rapes in Guatemala

Published on: October 16, 2023
17:23

Guatemala City, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Pregnancy due to rape marks Guatemala on Monday with 1,589 girls, 10 to 14 years old, affected from January to August 2023 and 41,000 adolescents, aged 15 to 19.

Cuba to administer Covid-19 booster shot to pregnant women

Published on: December 29, 2022
11:27

Havana, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Cuba (CIGB) reported on Thursday that a booster shot against Covid-19 will be administered to pregnant women in their last quarter of pregnancy.

PAHO regards Covid-19 impact on maternal mortality rate as disastrous

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Published on: March 2, 2022
16:55

Washington, March 2 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic had a catastrophic impact on maternal mortality rates, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne warned Wednesday.

Nations should prioritize pregnant women for Covid-19 shots -PAHO

Published on: September 9, 2021
07:41

Washington, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday insisted on the need to protect pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in the context of complex health crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of Covid-19 cases in Cuba remains high

Published on: August 23, 2021
14:31

Havana, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Monday reported 9,320 new Covid-19 cases and 74 deaths, figures that remain high due to the predominance of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, health authorities reported.

Diaz-Canel evaluates high Covid-19 incidence among pregnant women

Published on: August 11, 2021
12:53

Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday expressed his concern about the deaths of 35 pregnant women in the country this year due to Covid-19.

Cuban president highlights pregnant women’s vaccination against Covid

Published on: July 29, 2021
12:30

Havana, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday highlighted the beginning of the Covid-19 immunization for pregnant women, breastfeeding women and transplant recipients throughout the country, where the Cuban-made Abdala vaccine will be administered.

Over 258,000 coronavirus-infected pregnant women in the Americas

Published on: July 29, 2021
07:21

Washington, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Latin America and the Caribbean on Wednesday reported more than 258,000 pregnant women diagnosed with Covid-19, at least 2,375 of them lost their lives due to coronavirus-related complications.

E-waste endangers human health

Published on: June 16, 2021
07:25

Geneva, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The irresponsible disposal or recycling of e-devices are nowadays a greater danger to human life, warned the World Health Organization (WHO).

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