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¿Cuál es el impacto de una política de promoción del condón femenino como complemento al condón masculino en la población?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of a policy to promote the female condom as a complement to the male condom in the population?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Organizaciones internacionales han llevado a cabo estrategias de prevención del VIH/SIDA, promoviendo entre otras alternativas, la distribución y uso de preservativos. El Condón Femenino(CF) ha sido promovido internacionalmente como un método que, a diferencia del Condón Masc...

¿Cuál es el impacto de la instalación de dispensadores de preservativos masculinos sobre su uso en la población joven del país?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of the installation of male condom dispensers on the use of male condoms among the country's young population?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO A nivel global, 35 millones de personas en el mundo viven con VIH/SIDA y 1.5 millones mueren cada año producto de esta enfermedad. En esa línea, el uso de condón masculino se ha promovido como una alternativa importante para la prevención de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual ...

¿Cuál es el impacto de un impuesto a alimentos sólidos azucarados sobre la alimentación y salud de la población?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of a tax on solid sugary foods on the diet and health of the population?: rapid eviodence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Una de las posibles causas del aumento sostenido de la obesidad/sobrepeso es la alta disponibilidad de alimentos con bajo contenido nutricional; estudios muestran que la reducción de la ingesta de este tipo de alimentos (especialmente de alto contenido de azúcar) reduce el riesg...

Preventing interpersonal and self-directed violence and injuries in the Caribbean

The issue of violence and injuries and its status as a major public health problem has gained significant political traction both internationally and within the Caribbean region during the last two decades. Internationally, the momentum began to build across the Americas in 1993 with PAHO resolution CD37...

Indicators of quality of care in general practices in England: an independent review for the Secretary of State for Health

The Health Foundation, an independent health care charity, was asked by the Secretary of State for Health to review indicators of the quality of general practice in England. We looked at how they could be made better to support improvements to care, including how they are selected and presented. Within t...

Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health workers: evidence from a literature review

This study sought to synthesize and critically review evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform policy dialogue around their role in health systems....

Reducing deaths due to postpartum haemorrhage in homebirths in Zambia

The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders. It summarises the best available evidence regarding community-based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in Zambia. The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings of those engaged in d...

Enhancing the capacity of policy-makers to develop evidence-informed policy brief on infectious diseases of poverty in Nigeria

The lack of effective use of research evidence in policy-making is a major challenge in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is need to package research data into effective policy tools that will help policy-makers to make evidence-informed policy regarding infectious diseases of poverty ...

Optimizing clinical practice in Ontario based on data, evidence and guidelines

Optimizing clinical practice based on data, evidence and guidelines is a challenge faced in every health system around the world. The way the challenge manifests itself at the level of the patient has been remarkably consistent over time: tough decisions made at the intersection of clinical expertise, pa...