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...
Democratizing public spaces in El Salvador is essential to improving mobility and quality of life for the population, according to Hugo Mayorga, legal director of Movilidad y Seguridad Vial El Salvador (MOVES), during an interview on the program Diálogo 21. The...
El Salvador remains the country with the highest prison population rate, with 2,053 inmates per 100,000 inhabitants, which means that 2 out of every 100 of its citizens were in prison as of May 2026. LA PRENSA GRÁFICA updated the prison population statistics based on...
