Colombia and Venezuela are cooperating to treat the first case of diphtheria registered in Peru in 20 years, while Argentina and Brazil have also offered their help, said the director general of Strategic Interventions in Public Health of Peru, Aldo Lucchetti. Full Text -> AlKhaleej

That’s why he and other doctors across Venezuela created a grassroots support network in July to try and bridge the ever-growing gap between helping patients and making sure they have the gear to safely do so. Over the past three months, the effort to raise funds for personal protective equipment for medical professionals has spread to all 23 states as well as the capital, Caracas. By Megan Janetsky. Full Text -> TheChristianScienceMonitor

The decree will allow hospitals to hire foreign doctors who are not on Peru’s medical register Peru is letting thousands of Venezuelan health workers who fled their country join the Peruvian health system during the coronavirus pandemic. Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra signed a decree which exempts qualified foreign doctors and nurses from having to validate their degrees. Full Text-> The Shepherd on the Hill Gazette

Early in March, before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, Samuel Suárez was already giving at-risk Ecuadorans in rural areas lifesaving tips to avoid infection. By Jaime Giménez. Full text -> UNHCR