PANAMA On March 16, President Laurentino Cortizo signed an Executive Decree which regulates the procedure for purchases in case of “critical shortage of medicines or pharmaceutical + info

PANAMA El 16 de marzo el presidente Laurentino Cortizo firmó un Decreto Ejecutivo que reglamenta el procedimiento de compras en caso de “desabastecimiento crítico de medicamentos + info

COSTA RICA On March 17, the International Relations Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved 12 of the 13 amendments proposed to file 22280 + info

COSTA RICA  El 17 de marzo la Comisión de Relaciones Internacionales de la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica aprobó 12 de las 13 modificaciones propuestas al + info

COLOMBIA On March 11, the Ministry of Health published Decree 335 which establishes the procedure for manufacturers of biological, biotechnological and chemical synthesis drugs to obtain + info

BRAZIL On March 9, the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that seeks to establish a National Patient Navigation Program for people with malignant breast cancer. + info

BRAZIL On March 11, the Executive Branch published in the Official Gazette the enactment of the law that establishes the National Policy on Pediatric Oncology Care. + info

COLOMBIA El 11 de marzo el Ministerio de Salud publicó el Decreto 335 que establece el procedimiento para fabricantes de medicamentos biológicos, biotecnológicos y de síntesis + info

BRASIL El 11 de marzo, el Poder Ejecutivo publicó en el Boletín Oficial la promulgación de la ley que establece la Política Nacional de Atención en + info

BRASIL El 9 de marzo, la Cámara de Diputados aprobó el proyecto de ley que busca establecer Programa Nacional de Navegación de Pacientes para personas con + info

ARGENTINA The National Ministry of Health approved the Document of Good Practices for Teleconsultation. The document presented is proposed as a reference framework for the standardization + info

ARGENTINA El Ministerio de Salud de la Nación aprobó el Documento de Buenas Prácticas para la Teleconsulta. El documento presentado se propone como un marco de + info

CHILE On March 1, the Joint Committee on Pharmaceuticals II approved the bill on generic bioequivalent drugs. The initiative now passes to the Finance Committee to + info

BRAZIL On March 4, the Executive Branch published in the Official Gazette the enactment of Law 14,307 relating to the process of updating the coverage of + info

CHILE  On March 4, the Ministry of Health published the opening of a public consultation regarding the regulation on nuclear medicine. This proposal will be under + info

BRAZIL  On February 23, the Chamber of Deputies approved the initiative that seeks to amend the Organic Law of Health, to provide for the processes of + info

 BRAZIL On February 24, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa in Portuguese) published the opening of a public consultation process on Good Practice requirements for the + info