Guatemalan regulations guarantee free access to vaccination against COVID-19
One of the fundamental pillars for the approval of Decree 1-2021, Law for the Financing and Acquisition of Vaccines against the Covid-19 Coronavirus, was to guarantee access to health care for Guatemalans in the face of the latent threat of the new coronavirus, for...
In Guatemala, the 2022 Budget Bill will strengthen the Ministry of Health.
In order to continue strengthening the public health system, the 2022 Budget Bill contemplates an increase in resources for the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, in order to comply with the coverage plans. Read the complete article in the following link
Part-time workers will have health coverage
The board of directors of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute approved the regulatory modifications for affiliating and receiving contributions from part-time workers. Thus, when the new regulations come into force, some 25,000 workers will have access to health...
Health system measures in Guatemala – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Guatemala to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * June 15: Focus on stepping up healthcare resources (0.2% of GDP). A facility for coronavirus patients (financed through a US$1 million grant from the Central American Bank...