In birthing rooms, Bolivia sees way to cut maternal deaths
Some Bolivian hospitals are working to make their delivery rooms more like rural homes.
Sara Shahriari
Coca toothpaste? Bolivia tries to drum up demand for ‘legal’ coca products
The coca leaf — used to make cocaine — is classified as an illegal drug by international bodies. But the Bolivian government argues using more leaves for products like cookies and energy drinks could help curb trafficking.
Bolivia’s Evo Morales says ‘adiós’ to USAID
Morales has made other important policy announcements on May Day in the past, like nationalizing Bolivia’s oil and gas industry. This is not the first time tensions have run high with the US.
How Latin America is reinventing the war on drugs
By Sara Miller Llana and Sara Shahriari
Frustrated with US dictates, countries across the region are floating new ideas to curb drug trafficking, from ‘soft’ enforcement to legalization.