Every July 14, El Salvador commemorates Doctor’s Day, a date meant to honor the dedication of those who safeguard the population’s health. This year, however, the medical community is mired in institutional precarity, a shortage of specialists, and a glaring...
Dr. Iván Solano Leiva, president of the Medical College of El Salvador (COLMEDES), spoke about the condition of the country’s health system and how it could be strengthened through a national health plan—which he insists must include all stakeholders: the Ministry of...
Few people recall the national beach-soccer team’s first World Cup match, and even fewer remember the score line: El Salvador lost 8–2 to Portugal. What no one is likely to forget is that Saúl Blanco Hernández became the first Salvadoran ever to score for the national...
The resurgence of Cochliomyia hominivorax—the screwworm fly—has cattle ranchers in El Salvador and across the region on edge. The parasite, which had not surfaced for more than thirty years, can kill livestock outright or sharply reduce beef and milk yields. As of...
When the Exception Becomes the Rule What began as a stop-gap response to a crisis is starting to look permanent. In March 2022, after a gang-fueled weekend that left more than eighty people dead, President Nayib Bukele imposed a nationwide state of exception. The...
Members of the Movement of Victims of the Regime (MOVIR) rallied outside the Metropolitan Cathedral on Saturday to demand the release of innocent relatives taken into custody under the state of exception. During the peaceful demonstration, family members insisted that...
