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COVID-19 in Panama

August marks the fourth month of quarantine in Panama (Panama City and Panama West). In the last 24 hours, Panama registered 1,665 new cases of coronavirus in Panama exceeding a total of 65,000.

Panama announces salpingectomy program

Friday, March 9th, 2018 Panama’s The Social Security Fund (CSS) and the Ministry of Health (Minsa ) announced the country would begin a salpingectomy or “permanent sterilization” program.

Minsa will require Vaccination Card for WYD

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) is gearing up for World Youth Day 2019, and the pope’s arrival. Minsa will require a vaccination card, this requirement will apply to anyone entering the country for the WYD event, January 22nd to January 27th, 2019. ...

Minsa reports 2,375 cases of Dengue

The Epidemiological Surveillance System of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported 2,375 cases of dengue in the country, Sunday 17 of September of ...

Panama restaurants pass on the salt

The association of Restaurants in Panama (ARAP) and the Ministry of Health (Minsa) are working to the Panamanian population to pass on the ...

Minsa declares Pink Eye epidemic

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has declared an epidemic after 10,646 viral conjunctivitides (commonly referred to as pink eye) cases ...

19 students poisoned in El Valle

The Ministry of Health and the Public Ministry in the province of Coclé began an investigation to ...

Over 1,000 dengue cases confirmed at “D-Day” launch

June 25th, 2017 was the launch of “D-Day” in Panama, a campaign launched by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) to aid in the prevention ...

Minsa says to check vaccination card before traveling

Outbreaks of measles which began being reported late 2016 in Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States, have ...

Minsa Announces Green Alert for Carnival

A green alert has been issued by Panama’s Ministry of Health (Minsa) for Carnival in Panama. The green alert includes all 15 health regions and will last from 7:00 am ...

Teen Pregnancies on the Rise in Panama

The Ministry of Health of Panama reported that in 2016 there were a total of 11,298 teen pregnancies, an increase of 322 compared to ...