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Medellin Metro Theoretically Could See 3 Million Coronavirus Infections: Mayor

Medellin Herald April 17, 2020

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero announced April 17 via his Twitter account that the Medellin metro area — Valle de Aburra — theoretically could have 3 million people infected with Coronavirus. However, the Mayor didn’t specify how this would happen, when it might happen, nor how many

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Colombia Quarantine to Continue Past April 27 with Gradual Relaxations: Health Minister

Medellin Herald April 16, 2020

Colombia’s Health Minister Fernando Ruiz Gómez announced April 16 that the current national quarantine against Coronavirus infections will continue past the presumptive April 27 deadline expiration. However, many current restrictions gradually will be relaxed — but only when accompanied by strict health protocols, he revealed. As of April 16, Colombia had

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Haceb, Auteco Launching Production of Coronavirus Ventilators: Medellin Mayor

Medellin Herald April 15, 2020

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero announced April 15 that local home-appliance manufacturing giant Haceb and local motorcycle assembler Auteco will launch manufacture and assembly of novel Coronavirus ventilator machines — starting Monday, April 20. Three prototypes have been developed in Medellin via a research and technology consortium organized by tech incubator Ruta

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Medellin Consortium Getting Close to Production of Coronavirus Ventilators; Liquor Manufacturer Now Supplying Disinfectant Alcohol

Medellin Herald April 11, 2020

Three prototypes of mechanical ventilators being developed for Coronavirus victims by metro-Medellin-based Sampedro Medical Industries, the University of Antioquia and the EIA University are now set to move to human trials following successful tests at CES University School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry here. The development teams are now preparing for tests

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Health Ministry Accelerates Payments to Hospitals, Clinics; Antioquia Coronavirus Cases Hit 96

Medellin Herald March 30, 2020

Colombia’s Health Ministry announced March 30 that it’s accelerating national payments totaling COP$2.1 trillion (US$517 million) to hospitals and clinics this year in order to respond to an expected surge of Coronavirus patients. The accelerated payments total a little less than half of the COP$4.5 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in subsidies budgeted for the entire year […]

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Antioquia, Colombia Boosting Coronavirus Detection, Treatment, Hospital Capacity, Financing

Medellin Herald March 29, 2020

Colombia’s National Institute of Health (“INS” in Spanish initials) announced March 29 that it’s about to receive high-tech Coronavirus laboratory-analysis equipment donated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “The donated equipment, reagents and biosafety elements, which will arrive in the country in the coming days, will allow the National Institute

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Suramericana, Sanitas, Aliansalud: Top 3 ‘EPS’ Health-Insurance Networks in Colombia

Medellin Herald August 14, 2017

A new study by Colombia’s health ministry (Ministerio de Salud) found that Suramericana EPS, Sanitas EPS and Aliansalud EPS were rated the top-three health insurance network providers by patients in the “contributory” (user-pays, employer-pays) “Entidades Prestadoras de Salud” (EPS) health-coverage sector. However, the study didn’t cover health-care consumers in the

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Medellin, Colombia International-Health Sectors Seen Growing in 2017

Medellin Herald January 3, 2017

Editor’s Note: The following article — originally authored in Spanish by Colombia Ministry of Health economist Jhon Gonzalez Lindarte — is reprinted by special permission granted to Medellin Herald by El Pulso, the monthly newsletter published by Medellin-based San Vicente Fundacion. Despite the current panorama of financial troubles in Colombia’s

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Health Care in Medellin: English Options Expanding for Expats, Medical Tourists

Medellin Herald November 26, 2016

Medellin’s hospital, clinic and dental sector enjoys an expanding reputation for high quality and relatively low prices — which explains why an increasing number of resident expats and medical tourists come here for all sorts of surgical procedures. Part of the reason for these success stories can be credited to the bilingual Salud Sin Fronteras […]

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Coomeva, U.S.-Based Christus Charting New Course for Medical Insurance, Coverage

Medellin Herald October 25, 2016

On the heels of finalizing a US$50 million strategic investment deal with U.S.-based Christus Health last month, Colombian health insurer and clinic operator Coomeva is moving to rationalize its service network and shore-up its financially troubled “Coomeva EPS” subsidiary. On a related front, Coomeva’s separate pre-paid health services subsidiary (Coomeva Medicina