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2020
Wednesday, January 1st
12:00 AM

A Public Health Systems View of Risk Communication About Zika

Tara Kirk Sell, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Sanajan Ravi, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Crystal Watson, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Addressing health inequalities in Latin America: the role of social protection

Lais Abramo, División de Desarrollo Social, CEPAL. Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura. Santiago de Chile Chile
Simone Cecchini, División de Desarrollo Social, CEPAL. Av. DAG Hammarskjöld 3477, Viatcura. Santiago de Chile, Chile
Heidi Ullmann, División de Desarrollo Social, CEPAL. Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura. Santiago de Chile Chile

An inevitable pandemic: geographic insights into the COVID-19 global health emergency

Jonathan D. Mayer, University of Washington
Nancy Davis Lewis, University of Hawaii

An Uneven Welcome: Latin American and Caribbean Responses to Venezuelan and Nicaraguan Migration

Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, UN Migration
Jessica Bolter, Migration Policy Institute, UN Migration

Apart Together Survey Preliminary overview of Refugee and Migrants Self-Reported Impact on COVID-19

World Health Organization

Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare: Insight from India

Claire Muñoz Parry, Global Health Programme, Chatham House
Urvashi Aneja, Asia-Pacific Programme

Battling COVID-19: critical care and peri-operative healthcare resources management strategies in a tertiary academic medical centre in Singapore

C.C. M. Lee
S. Thampi
B. Lewin
T.J. D. Lim
B. Rippin
W.H. Wong
R.V. Argrawal

Building resilience against biological hazards and pandemics: COVID-19 and its implications for the Sendai Frameworks

Riyanti Djalante
Tajib Shaw
Andrew DeWit

Central Latin America: Two decades of challenges in neglected tropical disease control

Peter J. Hotez, Baylor College of Medicine; Texas A&M University; Rice University
Ashish Damania, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Maria Elena Bottazzi, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development; Baylor College of Medicine; Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University; Department of Biology, Baylor University

Challenges facing drug utilization research in the Latin American region

Maribel Salas, Daiichi Sanyo, Inc; CCEB/CPeRT, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Luciane C. Lopez, Pharmaceutical Science graduate Course, Universidade de Sorocaba UNISO
Brian Godman, Karolinska Institute; Karolinska Institute; Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde; School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Isle Truter, Drug Utilization Research Unit (DURU), Department of Pharmacy, Nelson Mandela University
Abraham G. Hartzema, College of Pharmacy
Bjorn Wettermark, Clinical epidemiology & Clinical pharmacology Karolinska Institutet; Department of Pharmacy, Disciplinary Domanin of Medicine and Pharmacy, Uppsala University
Joseph Fadare, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ekiti State University College of Medicine
Johanita R. Burger, Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA), North-West University
Kwame Appenteng, Department of Epidemiology, Astellas Pharma US
Marcarius Donneyong, Pharmacy Practive and Science, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
Ariel Arias, Center for Biologics Evaluation; ON and Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal

China's Health Diplomacy in Latin America: A Silk Road of Health? The Case of SARS-COV-2

Alejandro Flores Fuenzalida, Universidad de Chile
Alexis Fulcheron, London School of Economics and Political Science

Country Office Annual Report 2020

UNICEF, UNICEF

COVID-19 and the state of Global Mobility in 2020

Meghan Benton, Migration Policy Institute, UN Migration

Covid-19 misinformation sparks threats and violence against doctors in Latin America

Luke Taylor

Digital Healthcare in Latin America: The Case of Brazil and Mexico

Monica Tentori
Artur Ziviani
Débora C. Muchaluat-Saade
Jesus Favela

Global Abortion Policies Database: A descriptive analysis of the regulatory and policy environment related to abortion

Antonella E. Lavelanet
Brooke Ronald Johnson PhD.
Bela Ganatra

Health and Economy in COVID-19 Era: A Plan for Reconstituting Long-Term Economic Security

Mary Beth Allen, University of Miami
Mehdi Mirsaeidi, University of Miami

Health effects of arsenic exposure in Latin America: An overview of the past eight years of research

Khalid M. Khan, Indiana University
Rishika Chakraborty, Indiana University
Jochen Bundschuh, University of Southern Queensland
Prosun Bhattacharya, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Faruque Parvez, Columbia University

Health inequity in workers of Latin America and the Caribbean

Michael Silva-Penaherrera, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Center for Research in Occupational Health (CISAL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Edificio PRBB
Maria Lopez-Ruiz, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Center for Research in Occupational Health (CISAL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Edificio PRBB
Pamela Merino-Salazar, International University SEK
Antonio Ramon Gomez-Garcia, Universidad Espiritu Santo
Fernando G. Benavides, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Center for Research in Occupational Health (CISAL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Edificio PRBB

Health sector spending and spending on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and development assistance for health: progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3

Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network

Illegal Mining, Guerrillas and Disease: The Revolution’s Legacy to the Indigenous Peoples of the Upper Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve in Venezuela ́s Amazonia

SOS Orinoco, SOS Orinoco

Implementing Health Technology Assessments in Latin America: Looking at the Past, Mirroring the Future. A Perspective from the ISPOR Health Technology Assessment Roundtable in Latin America

Ramiro E. Gilardino, ISPOR
Aurelio Mejia, Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion Social
Diego Guarin, Merck & Co
Lucila Rey-Ares, Ministerio de Salud y Desarrollo Social
Ana Perez, Ministerio de Salud, Montevideo, Uruguay

Improving rural health care reduces illegal logging and conserves carbon in a tropical forest

Isabel J. Jones, Hopkins Marine Station, Department of Biology,Stanford University
Andrew J. MacDonald, Department of Biology, Stanford University; Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara; Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara
Skylar R. Hopkins, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara; Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University
Andrea J. Lund, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University
Zac Yung-Chun Liua, Hopkins Marine Station, Department of Biology, Stanford University
Nurul Ihsan Fawzi, Alam Sehat Lestari, Sukadana, West Kalimantan
Mahardika Putra Purba, Alam Sehat Lestari, Sukadana, West Kalimantan
Katie Fankhauser, Oregon Health and Science University, School of Public Health
Andrew J. Chamberlin, Hopkins Marine Station, Department of Biology, Stanford University
Monica Nirmala, Alam Sehat Lestari, Sukadana, West Kalimantan

Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Latin American healthcare systems in times of pandemic

Sergio G. Litewka MD, MPH, Institute for Bioethics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Elizabeth Heitman

Malaria in Gold Miners in the Guianas and the Amazon: Current Knowledge and Challenges

Maylis Douine, Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane (Inserm 1424),Cayenne Hospital;Epidemiology of Tropical Parasitoses
Yann Lambert, Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane (Inserm 1424)
Lise Musset, Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Centre National de Référence du Paludisme, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Helene Hiwat, National Malaria Program, Ministry of Health, Paramaribo, Suriname
Liana Reis Blume, Malaria Technical Group, Vector Transmissible and Zoonotic Diseases Coordination, Ministry of Health
Paola Marchesini, Malaria Technical Group, Vector Transmissible and Zoonotic Diseases Coordination, Ministry of Health
Gilberto Gilmar Moresco, Malaria Technical Group, Vector Transmissible and Zoonotic Diseases Coordination, Ministry of Health
Horace Cox, National Malaria Program, Ministry of Public Health, Georgetown, Guyana
Juan F. Sanchez, Department of Parasitology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No.6 (NAMRU-6)
Leopoldo Villegas, International Development, Global Development One;Asociacion Civil Impacto Social (ASOCIS)
Vincent Pommier De Santi, French Armed Forces Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CESPA);Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, IHU-Méditerranée Infection

Management Of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases After Natural Disasters In The Caribbean: A Scoping Review

Saria Hassan, Emory School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Mytien Nguyen, MD/PhD program at the Yale School of Medicine
Morgan Buchanan, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health, Yale University
Alyssa Grimshaw, Clinical Information Services at Yale University
Oswald P. Adams, Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies
Trevor Hassell, Healthy Caribbean Coalition, in Bridgetown, Barbados
LaVerne Ragster, University of the Virgin Islands, in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Marcella Nunez-Smith, Department of Internal Medicine and director of the Equity Research and Innovation Center, both at the Yale School of Medicine

Marternal and child mortality worsens in Latin America and the Caribbean

Arachu Castro, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Migration and Health From the report "Spotlight on Latin America and the Caribbean: Mapping geopolitical trends for Quarter one 2020

Arina Muresan, Institute for Global Dialogue
Philani Mthembu, Institute for Global Dialogue

Obesity and COVID-19 in Latin America: A tragedy of two pandemics--Official document of the Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies

Bruno Halpern, Executive Committee, Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies (FLASO), Executive Committee; Obesity Group, Department of Endocrinology, University of São Paulo; Weight Control Center, Hospital 9 de Julho
Maria Laura da Costa Louzada, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo; Center of Epidemiology Research on Nutrition and Health, University of São Paulo
Pablo Aschner, Javeriana University School of Medicine, San Ignacio University Hospital
Fernando Gerchman, Internal Medicine Department, Post‐graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Endocrine and Metabolism Division, Hospital de Clínicas
Imperia Brajkovich, Department of Internal Medicine B—School of Medicine “Luis Razetti”, University Hospital of Caracas—Universidad Central de Venezuela
Jose Rocha Faria-Neto, Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research (EpiCenter), School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Felix Escano Polanco, Executive Committee, Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies (FLASO), Executive Committee
Julia Montero, Executive Committee, Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies (FLASO), Executive Committee; Executive Committee, Argentinian Society of Obesity and Alimentary Disorders
Silvia Maria Marin Julia, Executive Committee, Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies (FLASO), Executive Committee; Obesity Group, Universidad de Ciencas Medicas de La Habana
Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidad de São Paulo
Oscar H. Franco, Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine, University of Bern

Pandemic Politics in Eurasia: Roadmap for a New Research Subfield

Marlene Laruelle, Institute for European
Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University
Cynthia Buckley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ralph S. Clem, Florida International University
J. Paul Goode, University of Bath
Ivan Gomza, Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine
Henry E. Hale, Institute for European
Erik Herron, West Virginia University
Andrey Makarychev, University of Tartu
Madeline McCann, Institute for European
Mariya Omelicheva, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, King's College London
Regina Smyth, Indiana University Bloomington
Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder
Mikhail Troitskiy, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
Joshua A. Tucker, New York University
Judyth Twigg, Virginia Commonwealth University
Elizabeth Wishnick, Montclair State University

Report on the economic impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Latin America and the Caribbean

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
United Nations

Spread of SARS-CoV-2 through Latin America and the Caribbean region: A look from its economic conditions, climate and air pollution indicators

Thomás R. Bolaño-Ortiz, Mendoza Regional Faculty — National Technoogical University (FRM-UTN); National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
Yiniva Camargo-Caicedo, Environmental Systems Modeling Research Group (GIMSA), University of Magdalena
Salvador Enrique Puliafito, Mendoza Regional Faculty — National Technoogical University (FRM-UTN); National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
María Florencia Ruggeri, Centre for Environmental Technologies (CETAM), Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM)
Sindy Bolaño-Diaz, Environmental Systems Modeling Research Group (GIMSA), University of Magdalena
Romina Pascual-Flores, Mendoza Regional Faculty — National Technoogical University (FRM-UTN); National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
Jorge Saturno
Sergio Ibarra-Espinosa, University of São Paulo (USP)
Olga L. Mayol-Bracero, Department of Environmental Science, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan
Elvis Torres-Delgado, Department of Environmental Science, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan
Francisco Cereceda-Baltic, Centre for Environmental Technologies (CETAM) Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM); Department of Chemistry, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM)

Systematic human rights violations, traumatic events, daily stressors and mental health of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Andrew Riley
Yasmin Akther
Mohammed Noor
Rahmat Ali
Courtney Welton-Mitchell

Systematic Review of Displacement and Health Impact From Natural Disasters in Southeast Asia

Subin Jang, University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Minneapolis US
Yuko Ekyalongo, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Hyun kim, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The challenges facing indigenous communities in Latin America as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic

Sergio Meneses-Navarro, CONACYT/Center for Health Systems Research, Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Universidad No. 655
Maria Graciela Freyermuth-Enciso, Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology, Southeast Campus, Carretera a San Juan Chamul
Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Universidad No. 655
Roberto Campos-Navarro, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Circuito Escolar 411A, Copilco Universidad
David Mariano Melendez-Navarro, Committee for the Promotion of Safe Motherhood in Mexico, Carretera a San Juan Chamula
Liliana Gomez-Flores-Ramos, CONACYT/Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Universidad No. 655

The impact of chronic kidney disease on global health

Ellen F. Carney

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

Wenjun Cao
Ziwei Fang
Guoqiang Huo
Mei Han
Xinrong Xu
Jiaxin Dong
Jianzhong Zheng

UNHCR Global Report 2020

UNHCR - UN Refugee Agency

UNICEF Annual Report 2020

UNICEF

Unintended effects of illegal economic activities: Illegal gold mining and malaria

Sandra V. Rozo, USC Marshall School of Business

Urban health and health equity in Latin American cities: what COVID-19 is teaching us

Ana V. Diez Roux, Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School Public Heatlh, Drexel University
Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, Epidemiology and Public Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais School of Medicine
J Jaime Miranda, CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Daniel Rodriguez, Department of City and Regional Planning, The University of California Berkeley
Olga Lucía Sarmiento, School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
S Claire Slesinksi, Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
Alejandra Vives Vergara, Department of Public Health, Pontifica Universidad Católica De Chile

Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Profile

Diego Chaves-Gonzalez, World Bank Group
Carlos Echeverria-Estrada, Migration Policy Institute, UN Migration

Venezuelan migrants in Colombia: COVID-19 and mental health

Zelde Espinel, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Roberto Chaskel, Hospital Militar Central, Bogota
Ryan C. Berg, American Enterprise Institute
Hermes Jose Florez, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Silvia L. Gaviria, Universidad CES
Oscar Bernal, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Kim Berg, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Carlos Muñoz, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Marisa G. Larkin, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
James M. Shultz, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

World Health Statistics 2020

World Health Organization