Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems support individuals’ right to identity and their access to public services, and provide information useful for public health. Peru’s CRVS system uses applications that allow online medical certification of vital events. Since this information can be falsified, measures are required to ensure that the information entered is supported and not rejected, for example through the use of digital signatures.

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Objective

To document health advocacy strategies to influence public policies regulating new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Methods

We analyzed public documents on new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products including news sources and national legislation and interviewed public health advocates in Latin America and the Caribbean. The policy dystopia model was used to assess health advocacy strategies for regulation of these products. 

Objective

To report on the development and features of a mobile application (app) to guide the public and health professionals on pre-hospital emergency measures after snake envenomation. 

Methods

This was a four-stage methodological study conducted from June 2020 to July 2022. The app development included creating a mobile resource to guide pre-hospital care and to direct victims to hospitals that have antivenom. 

Objective

To evaluate handmade ovitraps as a sustainable auxiliary strategy to control Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

Objective

To develop a living systematic review to deliver continuous, real-time evidence synthesis in the context of a rapidly evolving landscape of studies on potential therapeutic interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Objectives

To describe the implementation of a strategy to promote reasons for living and to assess its impact on acute mental health symptoms, psychosocial disability, and perceptions of health services. 

Objective

To describe and evaluate the methodology of the ECoTES index, after its implementation in a pilot study in six Ibero-American countries. The ECoTES index (Spanish acronym for surveys of working conditions, employment and health) is designed to measure the performance of national occupational safety and health (OSH) systems. 

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed flaws in global public health emergency preparedness and response plans, highlighting the urgency of ensuring equitable access to health technologies and products, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this context, the World Health Organization is negotiating a Pandemic Accord to strengthen global governance, reduce disparities between high-income countries (HICs) and LMICs, and improve prevention and response to future pandemics.

The present study used data from the 2023 ICT Households Survey conducted by the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br|NIC.br) to analyze internet access among women in Brazil, as well as their engagement in online health-related activities (searching for health information, accessing government digital services, and using public health services). These indicators were compared based on education level, age, area of residence (urban or rural), and social class.