Chili will host on January 25 and 26 the extraordinary meeting of ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean, ‘Ministerial of Education: Santiago 2024’which will seek to propose concrete actions to overcome the educational crisis left by the pandemic in the region. “Efforts must be redoubled so that educational recovery and transformation are […]
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Health spending in the OECD will rise to 11.8% of GDP in 2040 with lesson from covid
The weight of health spending in the countries of the OECD will continue to grow, as has been the case for decades and, if we add to this trend the lessons of the crisis of the covid To make the system more resistant, it will reach 11.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2040. […]
Bolivia reports 80% increase in covid cases in the first days of the year
Bolivia reported this Sunday an 80% increase in cases of the covid-19 compared to the last week of 2023, and which is part of the “outbreak” which began at the end of December. The Minister of Health, María Renée Castro, pointed out that according to information “preliminary” 3,473 cases of the disease were recorded, which […]
Hydroxychloroquine, responsible for some 17,000 premature deaths in six countries
The hydroxychloroquine which was prescribed in patients hospitalized with covid during the first wave of virusdespite the low level of evidence, could have caused almost 17,000 premature deaths in six countries analyzed in a scientific study, about 2,000 in the case of Spain. This is revealed by a study published today in the journal Biomedicine […]
USA: Life expectancy increases, but is lower than before the pandemic
The life expectancy of Americans increased by more than a year last year, but is still much lower than it was before the pandemic of COVID-19. The increase recorded in 2022 was mainly due to the decline of the pandemic, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday. But even […]
Peruvian economy grew 0% in the last 12 months
For the fifth consecutive month, the national gross domestic product (GDP) closed in red after registering a drop of 1.29% in September given the lower dynamism of the construction and manufacturing sectors, which had a decline of 9.41% and 9.30%, respectively, these two sectors being the ones that absorb the most labor, according to official […]
Impulso Myperú will give loans for up to S/10 million to businesses
With the aim of mitigating the impact of an upcoming phenomenon of The boythe Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced that the financing of the Impulso Myperú Program will be tripled from S/5,000 to S/15,000 million. In accordance with Alex Conterasholder of the portfolio, this amount is similar to what was allocated at the […]
They warn the WHO that global preparation is insufficient for future pandemics
Progress in global preparedness after the coronavirus pandemic covid-19 they still are “insufficient” to confront possible new major health threats, warned today a panel of experts that advises the World Health Organization (WHO). This warning comes from the annual report presented in Geneva by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, an advisory body supported by the […]
USA: concentration of wealth and income grow again after pandemic
The wealthiest Americans are emerging from the coronavirus pandemic with a share of the wealth and incomes on the rise again, even though some thought that a tight labor market and strong salary gains generated by the crisis could reduce the gap between rich and poor. Recent data from the Federal Reserve shows that the […]
Lizbeth Corrales: “Domestic tourism represents more than 60% of national trips”
Domestic tourism has become the main engine to reactivate this activity in Peru. This after the blow suffered by the pandemic COVID-19 and sociopolitical conflicts that occurred in the first months of this year. The deputy director of internal tourism at Promperú tells us about her strategies. -What is the importance of domestic tourism currently? […]