Category: Health

Health appointment under fire

Rosa Gutiérrez, who resigned as health minister amid criticism of her handling of the world’s worst dengue epidemic less than a month ago, was this week appointed head of EsSalud. This big-budget state body (aka Seguro Social de...

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Third wave of Covid is in retreat

Some good news. The Ministry of Health has reported that the third wave is in fast retreat. In much of the country, especially in Lima and the north, the level of new infections is now below that when Omicron entered the stage....

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Omicron arrives in Peru

Many of Peru’s provinces, including Lima and Callao, have been put on high alert because of the latest wave of Covid infections. As the New Year began, the Omicron variant was spreading fast, putting new pressures on Peru’s...

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Vaccination rate stepped up

So far in September, the vaccination rate in Peru has broken records. According to Gustavo Rosell, the vice-minister for public health, between 6 and 12 September, more than 2 million doses were injected, helping to reach the...

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