Pollution and the effects on health

As part of the ecosystem , human beings are compromised by the effects of environmental pollution that we cause. Children, the elderly, sick people and families with limited resources are the most affected by this problem, and it intensifies in urban areas with uncontrolled growth and overpopulation . According to data from 2017 of the…

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SOS Villages working hard to protect children

Guaranteeing the permanence of children in their homes, as well as strengthening the role of families and communities in the care of infants, are the main objectives of a new campaign in favor of children. This is an initiative promoted by the members of the SOS Children’s Villages , which is called “# SíMeImportan” and…

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National Hemocenter gets approval, board appointed

The plenary session of the  National Assembly approved yesterday in the second debate the project of law 581 , that regulates the services of blood and blood transfusions. The proposal, presented in October last year by the head of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Miguel Mayo, seeks to create a National Hemocenter to take charge…

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AAUD makes surprise inspection in Casco Antiguo

The Urban and Domiciliary Cleaning Authority (AAUD) carried out a surprise operation for more than 500 shops in the Casco Antiguo. In some businesses, irregularities were detected, such as evasion of the cleaning fee, delinquency and residential collection status; what violates the rule and evades the payment corresponding to the activity they develop. So far this…

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Carlos Rubio is new government minister

The President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, announced the appointment of Deputy Minister Carlos Eduardo Rubio as the new Minister of Government, replacing Minister María Luisa Romero, as of May 2, 2018. The president thanked Romero for having accepted the challenge of being Vice Minister of Government and then directing this Ministry of such…

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Public ministry hosts libel lawsuit against Navarro in Odebrecht case

Jaime Lasso Del Castillo, member of the Panameñista Party and who acknowledged having collected funds from the construction company Odebrecht for the group between 2010 and 2014, sued for slander and insult to the presidential candidate Juan Carlos Navarro, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, for having affirmed in National Television that ‘washed silver’. In the…

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