This is version 6.4 of the FLIP-LAC manual. The Food Labeling Information Program for Latin America (FLIP-LAC) for data collection and registration is a smartphone-based technology developed by the University of Toronto, Canada.
This guide provides a checklist of considerations and questions designed to assist researchers and practitioners in developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or a partnership agreement.
The emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases affecting Brazil today result from complex interactions between natural and human systems.
Vector-borne diseases make a significant contribution to the disease burden in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), amounting to about one million years of potential life lost due to premature mortality or disability (DALYs).
Chagas disease is a important vector-borne disease that constitutes a significant burden of illness among the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). More than 10 million people in the region are infected by the parasite Trypanosoma Cruzi.
Over the past 30 years, the Caboclos peoples of the Amazon region have noticed changes in the tidal floods, known locally as lançantes, on the floodplains of the Amazon Estuary, Brazil.
This grant will support a program of fellowships and workshops on the link between security, organized crime, drugs and democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The most direct and effective method for reducing tobacco consumption is to increase the price of tobacco products through legislating higher taxes.
Raising taxes in Latin America presents a unique opportunity to improve public health and create net gains for national economies.
Improving access to primary health care and the quality of services in Latin American countries is urgently needed to address high health inequities in the region.