In February of 2025, we gathered to celebrate ten years of work by the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative, a strategy that has enabled us to strengthen maternal and child health care for the most vulnerable populations in eight countries: Belize, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the state of Chiapas in Mexico. During the event, I had the … [Read more...] about Quality in Health Care: 10 Key Lessons
Diego Rios Zertuche
Diego Rios Zertuche is a Senior Monitoring and evaluation officer for the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative and the Regional Malaria Elimination Initiative at the Inter-American Development Bank. As part of this role, Diego oversees large-scale performance measurements for the result-based financing model of each initiative. He is interested in improving metrics to measure healthcare quality, and in the use of data for managerial decision-making and quality improvement. His latest publication focuses on measuring healthcare quality to support malaria surveillance. Diego has over 10 years of experience supporting program design and development and quality improvement projects in governmental and non-governmental organizations across the United States, Latin American, and India. He is originally from Mexico City.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Belize: How to Overcome it?
Increasing COVID-19 vaccine take-up is key to protecting people from death and disability. Research increasingly shows that COVID-19 not only increases the risk of premature death but also can have long-lasting consequences resulting in chronic conditions and incapacitating illnesses –also known as long COVID. However, despite the benefits of vaccines, governments are still … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Belize: How to Overcome it?