Panama News » Darien News Panama » Darien » Health: Health and migration during transit through the Darien region
The migrant population in transit through the Darien region faces various difficulties and circumstances that exacerbate their vulnerability and increase the demand for health services on both sides ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Migration through Darien Gap increased in September, led by Venezuelans after the election
PANAMA CITY, Panama — The number of migrants crossing the Darien Gap — a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama — increased sharply in September, according to Panamanian government data, ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Panama’s Darién Gap sees increase in migrant crossings, data shows
Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, from January to June 6 of this year. The ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Panama installs barbed wire to block migrants traveling through the Darién Gap
Panama has placed barbed wire across several routes in the Darién Gap, the country’s Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Thursday, in a bid to block migrants making their way north. At ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Colombia’s border with Panama is a nightmare for children’s health
Health officials on Colombia’s side of the Darien Gap – the region and dense jungle on the border with Panama – are increasingly dealing with migrant children’s physical and mental health issues. The ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Migrant Smugglers Threaten Panama’s Darién Conservation Plans
Panama has announced an initiative to combat environmental degradation in the Darién Gap, but entrenched criminal groups in the region will make these measures difficult to implement. Panama’s ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region
Rights groups fear for migrants' safety if they are returned to violent or war-torn countries Panama receives non-Panamanian deportees under U.S. agreement Lawyer representing deported Muslim family ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Migratory dynamics
The main observable difference between the data recorded by Colombia and Panama (Figure 1) is that the Panamanian government has established control and registration points at strategic locations, ...