One Pandemic: Two Heroes – How Social Media Drove Debate Around Mexico’s Response to COVID-19 30/04/2023 Juanita Rico February 20, 2020, was the day on which the first COVID-19 case was recorded in Mexico. The infected person was a 35-year-old man from Mexico City, the capital of the Latin American country, who had travelled to Italy. The announcement was made by Hugo López Gatell, epidemiologist and undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion of […] Continue reading -> Having Won the Right to Abortion, Colombian Activists Are Pressing Health Facilities to Deliver 01/11/2022 Juanita Rico In February, Colombia introduced one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world after activists took to the courts – but now their challenge lies in ensuring the health system is in a position to offer terminations Not long ago, abortion in Colombia was a taboo topic that could not be mentioned during […] Continue reading ->
Having Won the Right to Abortion, Colombian Activists Are Pressing Health Facilities to Deliver 01/11/2022 Juanita Rico In February, Colombia introduced one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world after activists took to the courts – but now their challenge lies in ensuring the health system is in a position to offer terminations Not long ago, abortion in Colombia was a taboo topic that could not be mentioned during […] Continue reading ->