First International Meeting on Nuclear Medicine was hosted in La Paz, where experts discussed using radioactive substances for early diagnosis and treatment of cancer and neurological diseases as part of the country’s scientific independence

60 measles cases in two months have prompted Bolivia to declare a national health emergency, the start of mass vaccination campaigns and coordinated actions aimed at halting the virus’s spread

Former President Evo Morales has been accused of terrorism after he allegedly urged supporters to blockade roads into La Paz in protest of his disqualification from the upcoming election and worsening economic conditions

Four illegal roads have been opened and coca cultivation has increased by 38% in Bolivia’s Carrasco National Park, exposing weak enforcement and growing pressure from cocalero unions threatening its protected status and biodiversity