| VENEZUELA
What does TIAR allow for?
TIAR allows for diplomatic and military cooperation among the countries of the continent in the face of intra- or extra-regional aggressions levelled against them. Members may, + info
| ECUADOR
Ecuador Presents Anti-Corruption Policy to OAS
On September 12, Ecuadorian Anti-Corruption Secretary Iván Granda presented the country’s National Anti-Corruption Policy to the delegates from the Organization of American States’ Anti-Corruption Mechanism (MESIC-OAS/OAS). + info
| VENEZUELA
Organization of American States Implements Military Treaty Against Venezuela
On September 11, the countries on the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a resolution to implement the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal + info
| CHILE
Chile to Promote Measures to Become Regional Financial Center
On September 10, as part of the ChileDay 2019 event in London, Finance Minister Felipe Larraín announced the main points of the bill aimed at turning + info
| CHILE
Central Bank to Present Proposal to Regulate Systemically Important Banks
On September 6, the president of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh), Mario Marcel, announced that the bank’s economy team is working on a proposal for + info
| BRASIL
Government Opens Consultation on Cybersecurity Strategy
On September 10, the President’s Institutional Security Office published a public consultation on the National Cyber Security Strategy (E-Ciber) establishing actions aimed at “changing, with collaboration + info
| BRASIL
Discrepancies With Government Prompt Cintra To Resign from Secretary of Federal Revenue
On September 11, Marcos Cintra, the Special Secretary of Federal Revenue charged with studying the government’s tax reform proposal, handed in his resignation, followed by an + info
| ARGENTINA
Justice Committee Resumes Study of Penal Code Reform With Experts
On September 10, the senators from the Justice Committee concluded an informative meeting held as part of the work to study the Penal Code reform bill + info
| ARGENTINA
Executive Branch Sets New Guidelines for Mutual Funds, Modifying Access to the Foreign Exchange Market
On September 11, the National Securities Commission (CNV) established new guidelines for Mutual Funds operators (FCI). Enshrined in General Resolution 807/2019, the new rules require additional + info
| URUGUAY
Representatives Move Forward on First Bill to Regulate Telemedicine
On September 10, the Public Health Committee of the House of Representatives passed the telemedicine bill that seeks to provide a legal framework for this service + info
| URUGUAY
Representantes avanzan en el primer proyecto de ley para regular la telemedicina
El 10 de septiembre, la Comisión de Salud Pública de la Cámara de Representantes aprobó el proyecto de ley de telemedicina que busca otorgar un marco + info
| MEXICO
Mexico to Promote Pharmaceutical Development and Auction Five Billion Dollars in Medicines
In the first days of September, representatives from pharmaceutical laboratories, medical device manufacturers and private health sector associations met with Health Secretary officials to start defining + info
| MEXICO
México fomentará el desarrollo farmacéutico y licitará cinco billones de dólares en medicamentos
A principios de septiembre, representantes de laboratorios farmacéuticos, fabricantes de dispositivos médicos y asociaciones privadas del sector sanitario se reunieron con funcionarios de la Secretaría de + info
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UN and WHO to Hold High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
The next high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is to be held in New York on September 23 for UN and WHO representatives. The summit + info
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ONU y OMS celebrarán reunión de alto nivel sobre Cobertura Universal de Salud
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) realizarán el 23 de septiembre una reunión de alto nivel sobre + info
| ECUADOR
Executive Branch Formally Updates National Table of Basic Medicines
On September 9, through Agreement No. 00038-2019, the Executive Branch formalized the Tenth Review of the National Basic Medicines Table (CNMB for its acronym in Spanish). + info
| ECUADOR
Ejecutivo oficializa la actualización del Cuadro Nacional de Medicamentos Básicos
El 9 de septiembre, a través de Acuerdo Nº 00038-2019, el Poder Ejecutivo oficializó la X Revisión del Cuadro Nacional de Medicamentos Básicos (CNMB). El nuevo + info
| ARGENTINA
Executive Branch Launches National Cancer Control Plan
On September 6, the Ministry of Health and Social Development launched the National Cancer Control Plan (PNCC) to develop and implement strategies for cancer prevention, treatment, + info
| ARGENTINA
El Poder Ejecutivo lanzó el Plan Nacional de Control de Cáncer
El 6 de septiembre el Ministerio de Salud y Desarrollo Social lanzó el Plan Nacional de Control del Cáncer (PNCC), que apunta a desarrollar e implementar + info