Medication Shortages Persist at the Social Security Institute: No Prenatal Multivitamins, Union Says — Persiste escasez de medicinas en el Seguro Social: sin multivitaminas prenatales, dice sindicato
The Sindicato de Médicos Trabajadores del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (Union of Physician Employees of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute, SIMETRISSS) said that shortages persist in some of the institution’s hospitals and medical units, including...
Education Budget to Face $15 Million Cut in 2026 — Presupuesto de Educación recibirá $15 millones menos en 2026
The budget for the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MINEDUCYT) will be cut by $15.8 million next year, despite claims of a funding boost by the Minister of Finance during the presentation of the proposed 2026 budget. Finance Minister Jerson Posada...
El Salvador: Two Former Ministers, a Former Mayor, and Two Others Sentenced for Negotiating with Gangs — El Salvador: condenan a dos exministros, un exalcalde y dos personas más por negociar con pandillas
A Salvadoran court on Tuesday sentenced two former ministers from the administration of President Salvador Sánchez Cerén—of the former guerrilla Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)—to 28 years in prison for electoral fraud and illicit associations for...
Amnesty International Urges El Salvador to Comply with IACHR Precautionary Measures for Ruth López and Enrique Anaya — Amnistía Internacional insta al Estado salvadoreño a cumplir las medidas de la CIDH a favor de Ruth López y Enrique Anaya
Amnesty International urged the government of El Salvador to immediately comply with the precautionary measures granted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for Ruth López and Enrique Anaya, who are detained under conditions that jeopardize their...