Health

Doctors react cautiously to deal in malpractice dispute

January 31st, 2014

Ecuador’s doctors are reacting with cautious optimism to an agreement reached Thursday between the government and the national medical association about new malpractice rules contained in the country’s new penal […]

Doctors protest medical malpractice legislation

January 24th, 2014

Ecuador’s Medical Association is warning that a new medical malpractice laws could force hundreds of doctors out the profession. On Wednestay, 90 doctors from Pablo Arturo Suarez Hospital in Quito […]

Voluntary membership rules for government healthcare program being reviewed, but expats will still be eligible

January 20th, 2014

Ecuador’s Social Security administration, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS), is reviewing the terms of expanded voluntary membership in its health care program. A spokesman for the agency said, however, […]

Survey says that Ecuadorians are getting fatter

December 22nd, 2013

A survey by Ecuador’s Ministry of Health shows that 5.5 million Ecuadorians are overweight. The National Health and Nutrition Survey, conducted during 2013, reported that the country consumes carbohydrates — […]