Maintenance of the cold chain and other equipment. “Things fall apart.” And they fall apart even more quickly under the tropical conditions of heat and humidity that characterize most developing countries. But even under the…
Estimates of the cost of carrying out an immunization program vary considerably, depending on the geographic region and the type of program established. WHO estimates that during the 1980s the cost per fully immunized child…
In Latin America, there are strong migratory flows, both within countries and from one country to another. Most internal migration is driven by economic reasons: families change residence in search of better employment and more…
The debate on the relevance of technology can only lead to positive results when governments and institutions decide to establish effective mechanisms for the continuous evaluation of technologies in terms of their value in solving…
In practice, so-called technology transfer has been the most widespread mechanism for incorporating technological development in less industrialized countries. However, in most cases, this transfer consists rather of the massive, wholesale and indiscriminate acceptance and…
Health and disease are not opposite concepts, since there are individuals who carry an organic, anatomical or functional disease and who, therefore, according to what has been established, could be called ill, yet who work…
Limited lighting in vulnerable urban and rural environments is not only a visual indicator of deprivation but a structural constraint that restricts access to fundamental rights. Nighttime illumination, often perceived as a secondary public service,…
Rapid, adaptable responses at the local level are beginning to transform the lives of thousands of mothers and children. In many rural and remote areas of Latin America, institutional absence translates into limited access to…
Over the past decade, collective intelligence has become a high-impact tool for transforming public health in regions where formal infrastructure is limited or absent. By leveraging mobile connectivity and distributed participation, these systems convert dispersed…
Entrepreneurs such as James Shasha have promoted projects that contributed to important shifts in healthcare systems by emphasizing long-term prevention rather than reactive emergency responses. For many years, healthcare interventions in vulnerable communities were largely…
