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Two 9-year-old twin brothers were found on a farm in the Potrerito colony in Capitán Bado showing signs of intoxication. Their mother reported the stepfather, who took them from school and disappeared. The children were transferred to the Regional Hospital of Pedro Juan Caballero. The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the case.
capitan-badoamambayThe Family Health Unit (USF) in Ycuá Karanday, Luque, has been ready for months but has not yet opened due to a lack of equipment and supplies. The community, awaiting services such as vaccination and dentistry, already sees health professionals circulating, but the doors remain closed.
usfluqueycua-karandayA protest sign was installed in Asunción demanding the resignation of José Emilio Argaña, an IPS advisor, after he requested full paid leave during the World Cup period, sparking public outrage.
ipsjose-emilio-arganaThe United States announced new travel restrictions and enhanced health screening at airports to contain the spread of Ebola, following confirmation of a case in an American citizen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mexico, meanwhile, issued a preventive advisory for travelers from affected areas, keeping the risk level low.
ebolacdcThe Ministry of Childhood and Adolescence (MINNA) carried out a protection operation in the early hours of May 18 that removed 42 indigenous children and adolescents from the streets of Ciudad del Este. Three were without an adult reference; a repeat offender woman and her seven children were sent to the Centro Abierto Refugio. The rest were taken back to their communities in the departments of Guairá, Caazapá, and Alto Paraná, after undergoing medical inspection by the Mobile Clinic of the Ministry of Health.
minnaciudad-del-estealto-paranaFamily and entities delivered a note to the president of IPS to save the house of the country's first female lawyer, which is at risk of collapsing. The project aims to transform the property into a cultural and women's shelter center.
serafina-davalosipsParaguay's Minister of Economy, Óscar Lovera, stated that a slowdown in tax revenues since October 2025 has caused delays in payments to suppliers for the Ministries of Public Works and Health. He attributed the crisis to the appreciation of the guarani against the dollar and external factors, but assured that structural spending has not been affected and that revenues have been recovering since March.
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