Objective.

To describe temporal trends and spatial patterns of leprosy-related mortality in the North and Northeast of Brazil from 2001 to 2017.

Methods.

This population-based, mixed ecological study employed secondary data obtained from the Health Ministry’s Mortality Information System. Death certificates were examined for extraction of information on leprosy as underlying or contributing cause of death.

Objetive.

Measure and compare the price, availability, and affordability of insulin and metformin in public and private pharmacies in six regions of Peru.

Objective.

In 2014, the member countries of the Pan American Health Organization signed the Strategy for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage. In it, they committed to increasing public expenditure on health until reaching the benchmark of 6% of gross domestic product (GDP). The objective of this paper is to determine, for each country in the Region, whether they can reach this target through economic growth alone and, if so, how long it would take.

The Pan American Journal of Public Health informs the readers about the errors in the following article, as indicated by the authors:

Araújo JF, Freitas FBD, Cavalcante JRD, Freitas JMS, Silva AE, Santos WP. O universo masculino no domicílio: a visão dos homens acerca do Programa Melhor em Casa. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018;42:e123. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.123

Objective.

To gather opinions from medical schools regarding the existence of public policies on the health workforce  (human resources for health) and whether sufficient public financing and regulatory mechanisms are in place for undergraduate medical education; and to identify areas of opportunity to improve the availability of general practitioners in the Region of the Americas.

Objective.

To describe the prevalence of recent physical, sexual, and emotional violence against children
0 – 19 years of age in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by age, sex, and perpetrator.

Abstract not available 

Original letter in Portuguese. No abstract available.

Corrigendum to Distribution of the nursing workforce in the Region of the Americas. The Pan American Journal of Public Health draws readers' attention to an error in the following article, pointed out by the authors: Cassiani SHB, Hoyos MC, Barreto MFC, Sives K, da Silva FAM. Distribución de la fuerza de trabajo en enfermería en la Región de las Américas. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018;42:e72. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.72.