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Does stress and university adjustment relate to health in Peru?
(Universidad de Guadalajara y Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2016)
Inequalities in access to health care for people with disabilities in Chile: the limits of universal health coverage
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
We analysed cross-sectional data collected as part of the National Socioeconomic Characterisation Survey (2013) in Chile, in order to explore if there are differences in access to health care between adult Chileans with ...
Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries
(2021-07-01)
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound mental health consequences for many people. Concerns have been expressed that, at their most extreme, these consequences could manifest as increased suicide rates. We ...
Corruption in health systems: The conversation has started, now time to continue it; Comment on “We need to talk about corruption in health systems”
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2020)
Holistic and multi-disciplinary responses should be prioritized given the depth and breadth through which corruption in the healthcare sector can cover. Here, taking the Peruvian context as an example, we will reflect on ...
Integrating social determinants of health in the universal health coverage monitoring framework
(Pan American Health Organization, 2013)
Underpinning the global commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) is the fundamental role of health for well-being and sustainable development. UHC is proposed as an umbrella health goal in the post-2015 sustainable ...
Assessing latin america's progress toward achieving universal health coverage.
Two commonly used metrics for assessing progress toward universal health coverage involve assessing citizens’ rights to health care and counting the number of people who are in a financial protection scheme that safeguards ...
Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19
(2021-12-01)
Dexamethasone can reduce mortality in hospitalised COVID-19 patients needing oxygen and ventilation by 18% and 36%, respectively. Here, we estimate the potential number of lives saved and life years gained if this treatment ...