Organization of healthcare systems to confront COVID-19: a scoping review
Objective
To identify evidence in the literature on the response of managers regarding the organization of global healthcare systems to face the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review
Objectives
To characterize the distribution profile of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean and to identify possible factors associated with the risk of dissemination and severity of these arboviruses.
Evidence map on post-acute COVID-19 sequelae and rehabilitation: Update as of July 2022
Objective
To update the evidence map on the effects of interventions for post-acute COVID-19 rehabilitation.
Evidence synthesis for COVID-19 interventions: update reports from Argentina's National Commission for Health Technology Assessment
This report presents the work done on the design, publication, and impact of updates on evidence-based COVID-19 interventions, in order to support decision-making with updated evidence syntheses based on living systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions. To this end, a specific working group was created within the National Commission for Health Technology Assessment (CONETEC) of the Ministry of Health of Argentina, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Barriers to knowledge, treatment, and control of hypertension in Latin America: a scoping review
Objective
Group the barriers to knowledge, treatment, and control of hypertension in patients in Latin America through a scoping review.
Methods
A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework and the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Searches were carried out in the PubMed, Virtual Health Library, and Scopus databases. Blind and independent selection was conducted in the RAYYAN QCRI application. Finally, the results of the selected studies were addressed narratively.
Identifying non-pharmacological strategies for reduction and cessation of tobacco use in university students
Objective
Identify non-pharmacological strategies for reduction and cessation of tobacco use, aimed at the community of undergraduate university students.
Socioeconomic and geographic inequities in vaccination among children 12 to 59 months in Mexico, 2012 to 2021
Objective
To document the evolution of socioeconomic and geographical inequalities in childhood vaccination in Mexico from 2012 to 2021.
Adolescents’ and young people’s experiences of health participation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
Objective
Shed light on the experiences and determinants of young people’s and adolescents’ participation in formal participation mechanisms during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Chile.
Using focus groups to plan culturally acceptable primary cervical cancer screening in Grenada, West Indies
Objective.
To document Grenadian women’s knowledge about cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, as well as their attitudes towards primary cervical cancer screening methods.
Recommendations for modernizing infant vaccination schedules with combination vaccines in Colombia and Peru
The objective of this article was to consider the vaccination challenges in Colombia and Peru and the role of pediatric combination vaccines in overcoming these challenges. Barriers to including new vaccines with more antigens remain apparent in parts of these countries, where vaccine-preventable diseases in infants continue to be a major problem.
