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Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease (CRD) worldwide and is estimated to affect 262 million ...ausing significant mortality and morbidity, and has emerged as an important public health problem in many Latin American (LA) countries over the last 30 or so years. LA is a highly diverse region in terms of geography, climate, wealth, and ethnicity including 20 different countries with 639 million inhabitants, where 40 million are estimated to have asthma. A common feature of LA countries is the high level of social inequalities3 (Figure 1). In LA, asthma prevalence in both children and adults is highly variable and, where high, is among the highest worldwide, particularly in coastal tropical cities. more

Unpreparedness of health professionals to address non-communicable diseases (NCD) at peripheral health facilities is a critical health system chall... more

Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

Empowering Frontline Primary Healthcare Workers in a Global Health Partnership Training of Trainers Intervention to Strengthen the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease in Mozambique

Movilidad poblacional y VIH/sida en Centroamérica y México