At the 67th World Health Assembly, the need to add these treatments to the health plan was reinforced. We analyze what is happening in the country. For more than 20 years, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day has been celebrated on the second Saturday in October. That day, organizations from different places […]
The situation of palliative care in Argentina: a debt in health services See more "
The Lancet magazine published a series of articles pointing out the lack of prioritization of investment in biomedical research. At the IECS we analyze the implications of this trend. The Lancet opened a debate on waste in biomedical research in January of this year (1-5). The published articles analyze that the funds
The waste of funds for health research See more "
13% of deaths in Latin America are the result of diseases attributable to tobacco. In Argentina, the figure amounts to 40.591 deaths per year. An investigation coordinated by the IECS showed that if the price of cigarettes were increased by 50% in Latin America, between 17 and 45 thousand deaths per year would be avoided. No
Death, illness and tobacco tax situation in Latin America See more "
Prevention, early diagnosis, appropriate treatments, disease control and monitoring are the keys to reversing the current panorama. The analysis of the hospital discharge database of our country's public system showed that 27 percent of hospitalizations could be avoided. In adults, among the most frequent hospitalizations that could
Avoidable hospitalizations, a pending issue for our health system See more "
The beginning of a new year allows us to take stock of the cycle we leave behind and share with you some achievements that fill us with pride. It is worth noting that we renewed the Master's Degree in Clinical Effectiveness at the UBA, launching a new study plan that allows you to choose between three orientations: clinical and epidemiological research;
Institutional achievements and expectations See more "
