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e-Health Research and Capacity Building in Latin America and the Caribbean
There is growing recognition that access to timely, accurate and appropriate information can help improve health outcomes.
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Strengthening Health Information Systems to Support Post-Disaster Healthcare in Haiti
The occurrence of a natural disaster may seem to carry repercussions that are indiscriminate in nature; however, it is the vulnerable populations that suffer most during such events, and in the days, months and years that follow.
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AIDS Prevention for the Underserved Majority : the Choice Disabled (Southern Africa)
With HIV rates as high as 33%, prevention should be a central component of strategies to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Tobacco Industry Marketing Practices at Point-of-Sale (Argentina and Guatemala)
Point-of-sale advertising refers to the display of promotional materials where tobacco products are sold.
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Southern Cone Countries Primary Healthcare Study
The member countries of the Network for Health Systems and Services Research in the Southern Cone (Rede) have considerably segmented and fragmented systems of healthcare provision.
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Understanding Maternal Mortality in Colombia : the Influence of Health Insurance
In 2006, the city of Bogotá and the department of Antioquía registered 60 (64 per 100 000 live births) and 59 (63.6 per 100 000 live births) maternal deaths, respectively.
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Health Financing, Equity and Poverty in Latin America
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.
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Strengthening Health Systems Governance in Latin American Countries - Phase I
After several decades of dictatorship, political unrest and economic crisis, Latin American countries are experiencing relative stability.
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Gender Sensitive Research for Tobacco Control in Brazil
While there is much research on tobacco control worldwide, there is little that is specific to the Brazilian context.
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Social Participation in Health in the Mercosur
The Instituto de la Salud, Medio Ambiente, Economia y Sociedad (ISALUD), with support from IDRC, organized two regional workshops in 2004 and 2005 to discuss the relevance and status of social participation in health in the countries belonging to