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

Fuente: Goats and Soda It used to be common knowledge: Malnourished kids need more protein to thrive. Then came a scathing paper in the Lancet in 1974 called "The Great Protein Fiasco." Filled with sarcasm, it argued that the nutrition community's fixation on protein was a waste of time and money.

Fuente: Kelly Young Findings from a BMJ meta-analysis may help clinicians better identify women who could benefit from aspirin prophylaxis for preeclampsia...

Fuente: Nejm Zika virus (ZIKV) was first identified in Brazil in 2015 by reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) assays of serum specimens from patients from the state of Bahia who presented with a denguelike illness that was characterized by rash, fever, myalgias, arthralgias, and conjunctivitis.

This document is an update of guidance published on 18 February 2016 to provide advice on the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus.

Fuente: CGDEV

Especialistas en salud del prestigioso ‘Center for Global Development’ publican un artículo académico sobre nuevos modelos de financiamiento para proyectos de desarrollo, destacando el caso de la Iniciativa Salud Mesoamérica (ISM) [sólo en inglés]

Fuente: Devex The information website specialized in development, Devex.com, has included the Mesoamerican Health Initiative as a worldwide example of results—based financing model.