The Talamanca County in Costa Rica has large-scale banana and small-scale plantain production, probably causing pesticide exposure in indigenous children.
The project aimed to mitigate the impact of the January 2010 earthquake and strengthen the healthcare system in Haiti through application of broad informatics methods to improve, integrate, and build interoperability among information systems thro
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.
Inequities in accessing health care and related services in Mexico are markedly higher among indigenous peoples, especially women and other vulnerable groups.
Private funding - including out-of-pocket expenditure - is a considerable source of health financing in Latin America, where families can face economic ruin from catastrophic health expenses.
Universal health coverage (UHC) has been achieved in Costa Rica because it was supported at the highest political level within a favourable socio-economic and political context.