The Civil Society Summit 20 (C20), the G20’s engagement group representing non-governmental organizations, concluded in Buenos Aires on August 7th. C20 leaders issued a document with + info
After a two-month hiatus, on August 14th the advisers of the Senate´s Health Committee resumed the study of the bill to create the National Health Technology + info
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama are making progress in the process of consolidating the Central American Technical Regulations for pharmaceutical products and + info
On August 7th, the Chamber of Deputies` Health Committee passed in general the Drugs II bill, which seeks to promote access to drugs and lower their + info
On August 7th, Minister of Health Adolfo Rubinstein led a meeting with the heads of the National Institute of Social Services for Retirees and Pensioners (INSSJyP), + info
On September 10th and 11th, the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold a consultation with member states in Geneva to develop a road map on access + info
Jorge Alcocer, the future Health Secretary when President Andrés Manuel López Obrador takes office, said he will propose a free drug plan during his administration. The + info
The Finance Ministry introduced a document to the National Assembly this month so that deputies could incorporate it into the tax reform bill. In this version, + info
On July 24th, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved the first generic medication with the substance everolimus, commercially known as Afinitor. The product is indicated + info
In order to lower drugs prices and improve the competitiveness of the industry, the Executive branch will introduce this week a bill that creates a digital + info
On July 19th, National Health Minister Adolfo Rubinstein led a high-level technical meeting between teams from the health ministry and PAHO to work on the development + info
From July 23rd to July 25th, representatives of the regulatory agencies of different countries and experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) met in Buenos + info
In July WHO launched its pilot project for prequalifying biotherapeutic medicines. This project constitutes a step towards promoting greater access to expensive cancer treatments in low- + info
On July 10th, the Executive Branch announced that it will increase the financing of oncological treatments. The Minister of Health, Rodolfo Rocabado, indicated that they will + info
On July 11th, the Health Committee, in charge of debating the Organic Code of Health (COS) bill, held a special workshop regarding the fight against cancer. + info
A joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank states that low-quality health services + info
The legislator Walter Muñoz (Partido Integración Nacional – Opposition) presented a bill that seeks to regulate the drugs values (Expte. N°20.838). The bill was presented after + info
On July 13th the Dominican Republic Health Minister, Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, announced that the Government is carrying out intelligence operations to detect clandestine laboratories to fight + info
The Secretaries of Health, José Narro Robles, and Economy, Ildefonso Guajardo, signed an agreement in June to boost economic growth and strengthen the pharmaceutical sector, along + info
The National Authority of Medicines and Health Products of Portugal (Infarmed) and the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Aemps) organized the XII Meeting of + info