00:00In Ecuador, a recent story revealed that death in Ecuadorian prison skyrocketed in 2025 despite military intervention.
00:07The figures revealed that 1,220 inmates died last year, quadrupling the 2024 records and reaching levels not seen since
00:142021 prison crisis.
00:16Of the 1,220 dead inmates, at least 206 died due to gunfights and acts of violence compared to 46
00:23the previous year.
00:24This was the highest figure since 2021, when 328 inmates died.
00:29The remaining deaths last year were attributed to illness, suicide and other undetermined causes, representing a 256% increase from
00:36the 285 recorded in 2024.
00:44And in this context of violence, Ecuador was ranked as the sixth most violent country in the world in 2025.
00:49The ACLED Conflict Index ranks the country just below nations at war and Mexico, following a sustained increase in homicides
00:56and armed violence.
00:57In this sense, Ecuador climbed 36 places in the ranking and is now only surpassed by countries such as Palestine,
01:04Syria, Nigeria, Myanmar and Mexico, where there is also an internal conflict against drug trafficking.
01:13On the other hand, Ecuador is putting more than 1,800 healthcare jobs at risk in hospitals, clinics and health
01:19centers belonging to the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute.
01:23A technical report from the National Deputy Directorate of Human Talent Management of the IESS issued on January 6, 2026,
01:31is out the guidelines for updating and planning human talent in the country's medical units.
01:36Regarding the cutting of jobs, the department explains that this is due to surplus staffing in the Human Resources Department
01:41of the IESS medical units
01:43after exhausting relocation or internal processes.
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