Childhood

A three-year-old boy identified as Ian Daniel Gómez Dorado died after being struck by a minibus in northern Neiva. The incident happened while the child was playing on the public road and the vehicle reversed, hitting him. Despite medical efforts, the boy arrived at a medical center without vital signs.

February 17, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

In the televised Council of Ministers, President Gustavo Petro Urrego stated that there is no chaos in Colombia's health system, citing a continuous reduction in under-5 child mortality rates during his administration. Health Minister Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo presented figures showing a drop in malnutrition deaths, from 404 cases in 2022 to 160 in 2025.