Despite progress over the past decade in reducing the global burden of newborn deaths, gaps in the knowledge base persist, and means of translating empirical findings into effective policies and programs that deliver life-saving interventions remain poorly understood. Articles in this issue highlight the relevance of transdisciplinary research in… [see more]

Chiapas, the southernmost state in Mexico, is a mix of wonder and sadness. It is home to rain forests, Mayan ruins, waterfalls, rugged highlands — and some of the country’s highest death rates among women in childbirth.

The mater code protocol of the Women’s Hospital in San Cristóbal de las Casas avoided the death of a woman eight days after delivering her son, who weighed 890 grams at birth

Early this month, CGD co-hosted a conference with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), highlighting progress, challenges, and lessons learned from the first phase of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative (SMI), a seven-year-old results-based funding (RBF) partnership between donors and national governments in health.

Fuente: DEVEX IMPACT Following a performance by women wearing traditional Peruvian dress, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú and Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra posed with former U.S. President Bill Clinton in matching alpaca scarves and caps...

This is how data and technology can improve health system

DAVOS, Suiza- El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), la Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates y la Fundación Carlos Slim anunciaron hoy una iniciativa que apoyará a siete países de América Central y la República Dominicana para que den los últimos pasos necesarios para eliminar la malaria de sus territorios.

Results of the measurement of results of the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative show progress in access to health of the poorest 20 percent of the country’s population. As result of this, the Public Health Secretariat will receive 1.7 million Dollars for meeting the initiative’s goals.

Deaths due to malaria have been reduced in Central America by 90% in 15 years. The goal for 2020 is that the number becomes zero

Kim Simplis Barrow and Reema Carmona participated in the subregional consultation organized by UN agencies and partners in Barbados for the adaptation of the Global Strategy to the context of the Caribbean