Ministerio de Salud Pública

Socio-Spatial Equity and Resilience of the Healthcare Network Under Flood Hazard: A Multicriteria Spatial Analysis in Santiago de Cali, Colombia

Traditional flood risk assessment of health infrastructure focuses primarily on direct structural building damage, frequently overlooking the logistical functional isolation caused by road network disruption. This study aimed to quantify the spatial distribution of physical–socia...

Perceptions of government and health-sector corruption and inappropriate professional conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic among workers in 13 Latin American countries: a multicountry cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objectives To describe agreement with statements concerning perceived corruption in government and the health sector and perceived inappropriate acts by physicians and other health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to examine whether these perceptions diffe...

Perceived academic disruption in the event of a future pandemic among Latin American university students: a multicountry cross-sectional study

Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic substantially disrupted higher education by limiting in-person training and accelerating the transition to virtual learning. During the 2022 mpox outbreak, concerns emerged about the possibility of renewed academic disruption among univ...

Clinical and Economic Burden of Complicated Pneumonia and Invasive Disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A in an Ecuadorian Pediatric Reference Hospital

Serotype 19A has emerged as an important cause of pneumococcal disease following the introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10). In this retrospective study of children hospitalized with culture-confirmed invasive pneumococcal disease at an Ecuadorian pe...

Depression and anxiety symptoms and their psychosocial and functional correlates among people living with HIV attending two urban clinics in Panama

Depression and anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms are common among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In Panama, despite a growing epidemic and 20 antiretroviral clinics, only eight have integrated institutional mental healthcare. This study examined depression and GAD symptom levels a...

Sociodemographic factors associated with anticipatory perceived labor vulnerability related to the Russia–Ukraine war among workers in Latin America

Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted labor markets in Latin America, a region characterized by high informality, socioeconomic inequality, and uneven social protection. Shortly afterward, the Russia–Ukraine war generated global uncertainty regarding inflation, co...