Evaluation of cardiometabolic profile in Health Professionals of Latin America

Purpose Cancer mortality is approximately twice as high in Latin American countries than in more developed countries. In particular, the countries of the high Andean region of Latin America carry a double burden of breast and cervical cancers. In these countries, there are disproportionately higher mortality to incidence ratios compared with other regions in Latin America. The US National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health, the Pan American Health Organization, and the Ministry of Health in Peru collaborated to design and execute an education and advocacy workshop in Lima, Peru. The workshop was convened to discuss regional challenges and practices, as well as to support the implementation of Plan Esperanza, Peru’s national cancer control plan. Methods Workshop participants included local and international experts to present the state of the science, health practitioners, and advocacy groups to discuss unique barriers that women in the region experience. Results Inequalities in access to and distribution of medical expertise, lack of continuity of cancer control plans, and the need for sustained public buy-in emerged as obstacles. Conclusion The workshop provided a forum to discuss key issues regarding breast and cervical cancer control among health professionals and advocates in Peru and the region. This article outlines the resulting recommendations.

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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of A Randomized Trial Of An Mhealth Intervention To Improve Cardiometabolic Profile In Prehypertensive Subjects From Low-Resource Urban Settings In Latin America

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2017.08.3123 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (9) ◽

pp. A916

Author(s):

F Augustovski ◽

A Palacios ◽

A Beratarrechea ◽

F Diez-Canseco ◽

V Irazola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Randomized Trial ◽

Cost Effectiveness Analysis ◽

Urban Settings ◽

Low Resource ◽

Mhealth Intervention ◽

Effectiveness Analysis ◽

Cardiometabolic Profile

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Current Practices and Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of PKU in Latin America: A Multicenter Survey

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13082566 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 2566

Author(s):

Soraia Poloni ◽

Bruna Bento dos Santos ◽

Ana Chiesa ◽

Norma Specola ◽

Marcela Pereyra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Online Survey ◽

Dietary Management ◽

Group 14 ◽

Inborn Errors ◽

Nutrient Analysis ◽

Low Protein ◽

Multicenter Survey ◽

Current Practices

This study aimed to describe the current practices in the diagnosis and dietary management of phenylketonuria (PKU) in Latin America, as well as the main barriers to treatment. We developed a 44-item online survey aimed at health professionals. After a pilot test, the final version was sent to 25 practitioners working with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) in 14 countries. Our results include 22 centers in 13 countries. Most countries (12/13) screened newborns for PKU. Phenylalanine (Phe) targets at different ages were very heterogeneous among centers, with greater consistency at the 0–1 year age group (14/22 sought 120–240 µmol/L) and the lowest at >12 years (10 targets reported). Most countries had only unflavored powdered amino acid substitutes (10/13) and did not have low-protein foods (8/13). Only 3/13 countries had regional databases of the Phe content of foods, and only 4/22 centers had nutrient analysis software. The perceived obstacles to treatment were: low purchasing power (62%), limited/insufficient availability of low-protein foods (60%), poor adherence, and lack of technical resources to manage the diet (50% each). We observed a heterogeneous scenario in the dietary management of PKU, and most countries experienced a lack of dietary resources for both patients and health professionals.

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From the Approach to the Concept: One Health in Latin America-Experiences and Perspectives in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.687110 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Christina Pettan-Brewer ◽

Andreza Francisco Martins ◽

Daniel Paiva Barros de Abreu ◽

Ana Pérola Drulla Brandão ◽

David Soeiro Barbosa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Latin American ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Urban Areas ◽

One Health ◽

Indigenous Populations ◽

Health Concept ◽

The One ◽

Interdisciplinary Interaction

Professionals throughout the world have been working to assess the interdisciplinary interaction and interdependence between health and wellbeing in a constantly changing environment. The One Health concept was developed to encourage sustainable collaborative partnerships and to promote optimal health for people, animals, plants, the environment, and the whole planet. The dissemination of scientific discoveries and policies, by working directly with diverse communities, has been one of the main goals for Global One Health. The One Health concept has also been referred or related to as “One Medicine, One Medicine-One Health, One World-One Health, EcoHealth,” and Planetary Health,” depending on each fundamental view and approach. In Latin America, despite the concept still being discussed among health professionals and educators, several One Health initiatives have been used daily for more than decades. One Health action has been applied especially in rural and underserved urban areas where low socioeconomic status, lack of health professionals, and scarcity of medical resources may require professionals to work together. Local communities from diverse social and economic statuses, including indigenous populations have been working with institutions and social organizations for many years, accomplishing results through grassroots movements. These “bottom-up” socio-community approaches have also been tools for the prevention and control of diseases, such practice has preceded the One Health concepts in Latin American countries. It is strongly believed that collaborative, multidisciplinary, political, and economic initiatives with prosocial focus may become investments toward obtaining significant results in the face of global, economic and health challenges; working for a healthier world with inclusivity, equity, and equality. In this study, it is briefly presented how the One Health approach has been initiated and developed in Latin America, highlighting the events and actions taken in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia.

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