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.
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.
Original article in Spanish published 27 December 2018
Original article in Spanish published 18 October 2018
Objective. To ascertain which factors affect out-of-pocket spending on health services provided by the Ministry of Health of Peru and regional governments to the population living in relative poverty between 2010 and 2014.
Original article in Spanish published on 21 September 2018
Objective. To assess, from a technical and political standpoint, the capacity of Bolivia to generate fiscal space for health that allows the country to sustain progress and fulfill the commitment of a public expenditure in health of 6% of gross domestic product.
Original article in Spanish published 2016
Objective. To assess the fiscal space for health in Peru needed to attain the target of raising public spending in health to 6% of gross domestic product, as agreed by member countries of the Pan American Health Organization in 2014.
In 2015, Brazil faced a Zika virus epidemic that spread to other countries in the world.
The vast majority of people with Chagas disease (CD) are undiagnosed and untreated. Improving access to diagnosis and treatment for CD involves confronting a wide range of barriers. This report discusses a collaborative approach to eliminate barriers and increase the availability of CD testing and treatment. Potential areas for intervention are selected based on burden of disease, support of local champions, and commitment from national and local authorities. A 4D approach (diagnose, design, deliver, and demonstrate impact) is then implemented.
