by Rebecca Shillenn. It kills nearly 6 million people every year and it is responsible for the death of about 1 in 10 adults worldwide: tobacco use remains one of the largest global health problems. If this numbers are not shocking enough, the health concerns are more acute in low- and middle-income countries, where 80 percent of smokers live and citizens are less protected … [Read more...] about What You Don’t Know about Illicit Tobacco Trade
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Babies’ Health Starts before Pregnancy
by Suneeta Mittal. Pre-conception care is the provision of medical, behavioral and social health interventions to women and couples before pregnancy occurs. It aims at improving their health status, and reducing factors that contribute to poor maternal and child health outcome. Even though it is proven to increase the well-being of women and couples … [Read more...] about Babies’ Health Starts before Pregnancy
The Poor, the Vulnerable and the Middle Class: Who is Who?
by Pablo Ibarraran, Marcos Robles, Nadin Medellin, Mayra Saenz and Marco Stampini. Evidence has shown that Latin America and the Caribbean have been successful in reducing poverty and in achieving important reductions in terms of inequality. Although poverty reduction and the growth of the middle class are clearly related, there is an important link that we need to keep in … [Read more...] about The Poor, the Vulnerable and the Middle Class: Who is Who?
Health without Borders on the Inca Trail
by Lesley O’Connell. Achupallas, a village perched 4000 meters above sea level in the Ecuadorian Andes offers sweeping mountain views, and marks the beginning of the Inca Trail to Ingapirca, the best preserved pre-Colonial Inca ruin in Ecuador that linked Quito with Cuzco. True to its heritage, more than 90% of the village’s population is Kichwa speaking. Not … [Read more...] about Health without Borders on the Inca Trail
4 Key Lessons that Work for Youth-At-Risk Programs
by Nadin Medellin, Pablo Ibarrarán, Patricia Jara and Marco Stampini Para leer este artículo en español, haz click aquí Most of the Latin American and the Caribbean countries are at a stage of demographic transition in which the share of working-age individuals (15-64 years old) exceeds that of their dependents (children and elderly). In this light, the young population … [Read more...] about 4 Key Lessons that Work for Youth-At-Risk Programs