Health & Science

• Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

  Chile to build first pier in Antarctica

  

  Chile is set to begin the construction on its first pier in Antarctica by the end of 2025, a strategic project with an investment exceeding US$52 million. This initiative aims to bolster Chile's infrastructure on the continent and reaffirm its Antarctic territorial claims.

• Friday, July 25th 2025 - 19:52 UTC

  Honduras decrees contingency measures as Covid-19 cases soar

  

  Honduras is re-implementing several public health measures as cases of Covid-19 have been reported to be on the surge. The Omicron subvariant XFG - also known as Stratus or Frankenstein - is believed to account for 36% of recent infections.

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 - 10:03 UTC

  Pharmaceutical industry crisis deepens Bolivia's plight with measles

  

  Bolivia, currently grappling with a measles outbreak, has reported a pharmaceutical industry crisis exacerbated by a dollar shortage. Additionally, the country is also dealing with low influenza vaccination rates among vulnerable groups.

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Brazilian scientists launch mosquito factory to fight dengue

  

  Brazilian researchers launched the world's largest mosquito biofactory to target the kind that spreads dengue fever and other maladies. The Paraná Institute of Molecular Biology (IBMP) and the World Mosquito Program (WMP) inaugurated Wolbito do Brasil in breeding Aedes aegypti mosquitoes inoculated with Wolbachia bacteria, which prevents the development of viruses that cause diseases.

• Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:13 UTC

  Bolivia stepping up efforts to tackle measles

  

  Bolivia is stepping up its efforts to combat a potential measles outbreak, with the Health Ministry conducting an international health emergency drill at El Alto International Airport and the Education Ministry implementing mandatory vaccination checks for students.

• Monday, July 21st 2025 - 09:28 UTC

  Chickenpox cases in Uruguay up 71.5%

  

  Chickenpox cases in Uruguay nearly doubled this year, with 327 detections reported by July 5 (up from 187 in 2024), a 71.5% increase. The incidence rate rose from 5.23 to 9.11 per 100,000 inhabitants. The 20-29 age group saw the largest spike (20-24: 15 to 56 cases; 25-29: 10 to 49 cases), followed by those aged 10-19 and under 5.

• Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

  New Covid-19 variant detected in Brazil

  

  A new Covid-19 variant, Stratus (XFG or XFG.3), also known as “Frankenstein” due to its recombinant nature, has been identified in Brazil and is under international surveillance by the World Health Organization (WHO).

• Monday, July 14th 2025 - 11:03 UTC

  Bolivia ups measles vaccination with Brazilian donation

  

  Bolivian health authorities expanded the age target for the nationwide measles vaccination campaign following an outbreak of the disease and the receipt of some 600,000 doses donated by the Brazilian Government. Ambassador Américo Dyott Fontenelle highlighted the importance of bilateral cooperation in this initiative.

• Monday, July 14th 2025 - 06:53 UTC

  Falklands Hospital, KEMH, is having a new X-ray equipment installed

  

  The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) has informed the Falkland Island community that works to install new X-ray equipment for KEMH commenced last week

• Saturday, July 12th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Brazil resuming local production of insulin after 20 years

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry took delivery on Friday of the first batch of insulin produced through the Partnerships for Productive Development (PDP) program. The initiative is part of the National Strategy for the Development of the Health Economic-Industrial Complex and aims to resume manufacturing the drug entirely in the country.