From 2015 to 2016, about 30 people died of malaria, most in isolated communities far from urban centers, according to the Office of the Ombudsman, which that warned this week of a "worrisome increase" in cases.
Separately, in February officials launched an investigation into the deaths of 37 children and the poisoning of 64 others in the Choco region.
The victims suffered from symptoms said to be linked to mercury, which is commonly used in illegal mining.
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