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Mexican health reform is coming but may not be enough

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MEXICO

Pena Nieto aims to fulfil his promise to improve Mexican healthcare.

Venezuela health crisis increases pressure on Maduro

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VENEZUELA

The dismissal of Caporale, a gynaecologist by profession, followed a damning report on the scale of the health crisis in Venezuela, which was released on May 9 and provides data…

Paraguay pandemic protests put president at risk

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PARAGUAY

Street protests against the poor handling of COVID-19 last week called for the impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez (MAB), who sacked his health minister and two other…

COVID-19 threatens high death toll in Haiti

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HAITI

COVID-19 in Haiti.

Politically divided Iraq faces a massive economic hit

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IRAQ

The economic and social impact of COVID-19 -- and especially the crushing effect on global oil markets -- comes amid worsening US-Iran tensions. Internally, political deadlock and…

Russian healthcare may pose Putin problems in 2016

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RUSSIA

Russia's healthcare system.

Making key act work may be tough for India’s Rajasthan

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INDIA

Rajasthan thereby became the first Indian state to make access to healthcare a legal entitlement for residents. The legislation encountered resistance from several groups…

South African health plan will prompt more controversy

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SOUTH AFRICA

National Health Insurance (NHI).

Guatemala's health poses early challenge for Morales

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GUATEMALA

Guatemala's struggling health service.

Namibia's SWAPO faces further damaging poll losses

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NAMIBIA

SWAPO lost its two-thirds majority in the main house of parliament last year and could also see its dominance in the second parliamentary chamber diminished. SWAPO's decline in…