Affordability is a key barrier to access to medicines. Generic medicines policies can address this barrier and promote access. Successful uptake of generic medicines depends, in part, on ensuring that these products are interchangeable with reference products. Typically, bioequivalence certification is e...
Chile implemented a generic substitution policy in 2014 to improve access to medicines. This study aims to measure if the generic substitution policy had an effect on the sales volume and prices of referent and the branded generic products with demonstrated bioequivalence (BEQ) in the private pharmaceuti...
La minería de oro a cielo abierto se ha asociado a diversos problemas de salud en la población, entre esos la proliferación de enfermedades infecciosas como la malaria. El departamento del Chocó, uno de los más importantes productores de oro del país, ha venido siendo afectado por un aumento en el ...
Esta sintesis propone opciones políticas a los decisores gubernamentales responsables de definir la agenda pública para lobrar un desarrollo sostenible en Colombia, que vive una profunda y dramática situación de desigualdad social. Las seguinetes opciones políticas estan basadas en una serie de reco...
Para las autoridades en salud en todos los niveles de decisión nacional o territorial, es fundamental contar con información que les permita tomar decisiones para responder las necesidades de sus poblaciones. En este sentido, el Análisis de Situación de Salud (ASIS) es una metodología que facilita l...
Ontario has both a health system and a research system that are increasingly aiming to support rapid learning and improvement. Yet, Ontario's health system still faces complex challenges, such as reducing emergency-room wait times, ending hallway medicine, improving support for people with mental health ...
Setti, Cecília;
Oliveira, Cintia de Freitas;
Tesser, Taís Rodrigues;
Bortoli, Maritsa Carla de;
Araújo, Bruna Carolina;
Melo, Roberta Crevelario;
Olah, Andressa Rocha;
Venâncio, Sônia Isoyama;
Poderoso, Rosana Evangelista;
Toma, Tereza Setsuko.
O problema: O Brasil é o segundo país com as taxas mais elevadas de cirurgia cesariana no mundo, muito além da recomendação de 10 a 15% da Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHO et al., 2015). O uso excessivo e desnecessário de tecnologias na atenção ao parto e nascimento tem contribuído para aume...
This report (Report 1) is a policy summary which underpins the key theme of
the conference – financial sustainability in health systems. The report touches
on the myriad elements involved in discussions on financial sustainability, and
emphasizes the need for a clarification of the key concepts as a pr...
The Health Evidence Network (HEN) is an information service for public health decision-makers in the
WHO European Region, in action since 2003 and initiated and coordinated by the WHO Regional Office for
Europe under the umbrella of the WHO European Health Information Initiative (a multipartner network
c...
