Peru News » Lima News Peru » Lima » Health: Peru classifies transgender identities as 'mental health problems' in new law
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LGBTQ advocates in Peru protested in the capital city of Lima last week after the Health Ministry issued a new law that deemed ...
News Peru » Lima » Health: Peru declares state of emergency as measles epidemic exposes crisis of capitalist-run public health
The Peruvian government has declared a 90-day health emergency as a measles outbreak tears through the country’s most impoverished and vulnerable communities, exposing once again the catastrophic ...
News Peru » Lima » Health: Peru has declared a health emergency in most of its provinces as dengue cases soar
Peru declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on Monday due to a growing number of dengue cases that are occurring at a time of higher than usual temperatures caused by the El Nino weather ...
News Peru » Lima » Health: Peru declares health emergency as dengue outbreak 'imminent'
LIMA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Peru declared a health emergency across most of the country on Monday as a heat wave and heavy rains have led to a spike in dengue fever cases. The South American nation's ...
News Peru » Lima » Health: Peru: health care, food and water among main needs of Venezuelans and Peruvians impacted by heavy rains, IRC reports
Lima, Peru, June 15, 2023 — With over 682,000 people affected by floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Peru, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) expanded its ongoing work in the country ...
News Peru » Lima » Health: Peru Amazon highway tied to 400% dengue surge within 5 kilometers of road
New roads bring changes to the regions they traverse. They can enable job opportunities, access to medicine and health care, and electricity. But they also disrupt local ecosystems and can have ...