Objectives. Most countries in Latin America have committed to adopting HEARTS, the Pan American Health Organization’s recommended approach for managing hypertension and diabetes in national primary care health systems. This study aimed to understand and refine a HEARTS pilot for scale-up in Guatemala. 

Chronic kidney disease represents a growing burden on health systems in the Region of the Americas, and is closely linked to hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular risk. This paper proposes an operational model to adapt the HEARTS 2.0 approach to network-based care for patients with kidney disease, with a view to improving early detection, cardiorenal protection, and management of the risk of disease progression in primary health care.

Objectives. To map the available evidence on human cases of New World screwworm across the Americas and identify guidance relevant to surveillance and management. 

Objective: To describe laboratory-based patterns of arboviral circulation, including serotype distribution and temporal trends, and their contribution to regional situational awareness in the Caribbean. 

Climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme heat events have heightened the importance of health issues during the summer season. This season is also associated with greater population mobility, outdoor recreational activities, and exposure to biological and environmental risks, all of which require coordinated responses from health systems.

Objective. To analyze the sociodemographic factors associated with case fatality rates for yellow fever in Colombia between January 2024 and January 2026. 

Objective. To evaluate early implementation of the HEARTS initiative in Suriname (2022-2025), identify key barriers and facilitators, and assess initial program performance.