(prensa.com) The indigenous communities of Panama will be the focus of a visit by a delegation from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights next week. The delegation will be headed by the organization's specialist of the rights of indigenous peoples, Dinah Shelton, who has asked to meet with Cabinet Ministers and Panamanian officials, including President Ricardo … [Read more...]

(thebaltimoresun) Doctors in Panama say two girls born attached at the abdomen who share the same heart are in intensive care and face a situation with a high mortality rate. Children's Hospital Director Alberto Bissot says the twins were born early Saturday and also share a pancreas and liver. Bissot said Monday that the girls' heart also has structural … [Read more...]

(prensa.com) The Ministry of Health has started cleanup efforts to repair the damage caused by severe flooding that impacted numerous parts of the country over the last week. In the Tonosi Valley in the province of Los Santos, the ministry estimates that some 1,500 people were impacted by the flooding of the Tonosi River. Kenia Zambrano, health director for Los … [Read more...]