Estefanía Laterza de los Ríos has taken office as Paraguay’s ambassador to the United States with an initial two-year plan covering political, economic, trade, security, science, education, public diplomacy and community cooperation.
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Environmental organizations and citizens protested a bill by lawmaker José Rodríguez that would change protections for Médanos del Chaco National Park to allow mining and hydrocarbon extraction, risking contamination of the Yrenda aquifer, Indigenous communities and biodiversity, while the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends rejecting it.
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies is debating a request to summon the Minister of Public Works over the state of highways, prompted by a fatal accident, while expecting to approve a new $1 million credit for her ministry.
IPS began its restocking plan with the arrival of 124 medicines, which will reduce the shortage rate from 28% to 19% in the next 15 days and is expected to cover demand for two months.
The IPS (Instituto de Previsión Social, Paraguay's social security institute) and pharmaceutical companies have established a working group to combat the severe medication shortage crisis that is forcing beneficiaries to pay for treatments out of their own pockets.
The Senate approved with modifications the bill that restricts the use of portable electronic devices in early childhood, primary, and secondary education institutions, allowing their use only for educational purposes and according to each school's internal regulations, and sent the proposal to the Chamber of Deputies for review.
IPS canceled tenders that included items removed from its formulary, following the withdrawal of 23 products — 12 vaccines and 11 medications — as part of a broader review that eliminated 916 items from the institution's official supplies list.
Congressman José Rodríguez (ANR–Capital) introduced a bill for the recovery, enhancement, and comprehensive management of the Mirador de Itá Pytã Punta, located on the Bay of Asunción, seeking to preserve its historical, cultural, scenic, tourist, and urban value as an inclusive and sustainable public space.