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The consumer price index (IPC) rose by just 0.24% from February to March, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 3.14%, down from 3.37% in February.

Truxima was also launched as the first “biosimilar monoclonal antibody” licensed for the treatment of cancer in various European markets.

The Banmédica deal also includes Colombian companies Aliansalud, Colmédica, Clinica del Country, Clinica La Colina, and Portoazul.

An increase over the past month in the recreation prices (up 0.68%) and housing prices (0.30%) helped to push up the overall consumer price index.

Funds for sanitation, water, health, and education "will bring dignified living conditions to the population," said Buenaventura Mayor Eliécer Arboleda Torres.

Findeter recognized Banco de Bogotá for financing an oncology unit at HOMI Foundation – Mercy Hospital in the capital that is helping care for children with cancer.

Once complete, the new hospital "will benefit 100,000 residents of 17 municipalities," said Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria Uribe during a trip to Santander.

Of the four Latin American organizations selected to help advance the fight against cancer in women, two were from Colombia.

With the regulatory hurdle cleared, Aerotel Medical Systems can sell its ECG monitor that transmits data through the cellular network.

The firm says it will join forces with experienced indigenous partners who have long been using coca leaves for centuries to deal with all sorts of ailments.