The Medical Association of El Salvador (COLMEDES) released a statement on Friday, June 5, outlining its position on the inauguration of Rosales National Hospital (HNR) and the hiring of foreign personnel. It also demanded transparency from the government regarding the...
The recent extension of operating hours at community clinics and medical units of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS), as well as at other facilities in the public health network, has drawn criticism from organizations and movements linked to the sector....
The Medical Association of El Salvador stated that “no hospital, however modern, will meet the population’s healthcare needs” unless the problems of medicine shortages, insufficient staffing, and lack of healthcare planning are resolved. They...
The construction of a fair and convention center in El Espino — a strategic groundwater recharge area and, for that reason, a protected one — sparked protests and controversy. The ruling party stepped in to do damage control. One of its ministers claimed they...
Residents of the El Rodeo canton in Moncagua, San Miguel Centro, fear losing seven natural springs that have supplied water to different communities in the area for more than 60 years, due to aggregate extraction work on El Cobán hill by the landowner. They explained...
To mark World Environment Day, various social, environmental, and religious organizations held the 26th Ecological Walk under the slogan “Conscience that walks, commitment that transforms,” to reflect on the environmental challenges facing El Salvador and...
