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Corruption in global health: the open secret by García, Patricia J

“…Corruption is embedded in health systems. Throughout my life—as a researcher, public health worker, and a Minister of Health—I have been able to see entrenched…”
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Lessons from Peru to reduce under-5 mortality: understanding program implementation and context by García, Patricia J, Williams, Anna Larson, Carcamo, Marco H, VanderZanden, Amelia, Binagwaho, Agnes

“…Health policymakers aiming to reduce under-5 mortality (U5M) often lack data regarding how successful interventions in other countries were implemented. The…”
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The QuEST LAC network uses data to promote evidence-based policies for health in Latin America by García, Patricia J., Leslie, Hannah, Medina-Ranilla, Jesús, Espinoza-Pajuelo, Laura, Guglielmino, Marina, Roberti, Javier, Mazzoni, Agustina, García-Elorrio, Ezequiel

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The effect of weather and climate on dengue outbreak risk in Peru, 2000-2018: A time-series analysis by Dostal, Tia, Meisner, Julianne, Munayco, César, García, Patricia J, Cárcamo, César, Pérez Lu, Jose Enrique, Morin, Cory, Frisbie, Lauren, Rabinowitz, Peter M

“…Background Dengue fever is the most common arboviral disease in humans, with an estimated 50-100 million annual infections worldwide. Dengue fever cases have…”
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Evaluating patient-reported outcome measures in Peru: a cross-sectional study of satisfaction and net promoter score using the 2016 EnSuSalud survey by Leslie, Hannah H, Lee, Hwa-Young, Blouin, Brittany, Kruk, Margaret E, García, Patricia J

“…Patient-reported measures attempt to quantify the value health services provide to users. Satisfaction is a common summative measure, but often has limited…”
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Health care provider time in public primary care facilities in Lima, Peru: a cross-sectional time motion study by Leslie, Hannah H, Laos, Denisse, Cárcamo, Cesar, Pérez-Cuevas, Ricardo, García, Patricia J

“…In Peru, a majority of individuals bypass primary care facilities even for routine services. Efforts to strengthen primary care must be informed by…”
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The Changing face of HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean by García, Patricia J., Bayer, Angela, Cárcamo, César P

“…Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a region with similarities and important disparities. In recent years LAC has witnessed achievements, with HIV…”
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Risk factors for Human Papillomavirus Exposure and Co-factors for Cervical Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean by Almonte, Maribel, Albero, Ginesa, Molano, Mónica, Carcamo, César, García, Patricia J, Pérez, Gonzalo

“…Abstract The incidence of cervical cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is among the highest in the world. Because there are major demographic…”
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The Annual costs of treating genital warts in the Public Healthcare Sector in Peru by Saldarriaga, Enrique M, Cárcamo, Cesar P, Babigumira, Joseph B, García, Patricia J

“…To estimate the cost of six different techniques used to treat Genital Warts and the annual average cost of treating a typical GW patient in Peru. To estimate…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to tuberculosis in pharmacy workers in a cross-sectional survey in El Agustino, Peru by García, Patricia J, Hernández-Córdova, Gustavo, Pourjavaheri, Paria, Gómez-Paredes, Hilbert J, Sudar, Samuel, Bayer, Angela M

“…Although the worldwide incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is slowly decreasing, annual infection rates in Peru remain among the highest in the Americas. Pharmacies…”
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The Amazon Hope: A qualitative and quantitative assessment of a mobile clinic ship in the Peruvian Amazon by Limaye, Neha P, Blas, Magaly M, Alva, Isaac E, Carcamo, Cesar P, García, Patricia J

“…The Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon faces many obstacles to health care delivery. The majority of the population is river-bound and lives below the…”
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Rapid Syphilis Tests as Catalysts for Health Systems Strengthening: A Case Study from Peru by García, Patricia J, Cárcamo, César P, Chiappe, Marina, Valderrama, Maria, La Rosa, Sayda, Holmes, King K, Mabey, David C W, Peeling, Rosanna W

“…Untreated maternal syphilis leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes. The use of point of care tests (POCT) offers an opportunity to improve screening coverage for…”
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Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer 1st Edition: 17 cancer prevention recommendations to the public and to policy-makers (World Code Against Cancer Framework) by Espina, Carolina, Feliu, Ariadna, Maza, Mauricio, Almonte, Maribel, Ferreccio, Catterina, Finck, Carolyn, Herrero, Rolando, Dommarco, Juan Rivera, de Almeida, Liz Maria, Arrossi, Silvina, García, Patricia J., Garmendia, María Luisa, Mohar, Alejandro, Murillo, Raúl, Santamaría, Julio, Tortolero-Luna, Guillermo, Cazap, Eduardo, Gabriel, Owen O., Paonessa, Diego, Zoss, J.Walter, Luciani, Silvana, Carvalho, Andre, Schüz, Joachim

“…Preventable risk factors are responsible of at least 40% of cases and almost 45% of all cancer deaths worldwide. Cancer is already the leading cause of death…”
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Perceptions and acceptability of short message services technology to improve treatment adherence amongst tuberculosis patients in Peru: a Focus Group Study by Albino, Sandra, Tabb, Karen M, Requena, David, Egoavil, Miguel, Pineros-Leano, Maria F, Zunt, Joseph R, García, Patricia J

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is global health concern and a leading infectious cause of mortality. Reversing TB incidence and disease-related mortality is a major global…”
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A novel approach to modeling epidemic vulnerability, applied to Aedes aegypti-vectored diseases in Perú by Meisner, Julianne, Frisbie, Lauren A, Munayco, César V, García, Patricia J, Cárcamo, César P, Morin, Cory W, Pigott, David M, Rabinowitz, Peter M

“…A proactive approach to preventing and responding to emerging infectious diseases is critical to global health security. We present a three-stage approach to…”
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Inequalities in health system coverage and quality: a cross-sectional survey of four Latin American countries by Roberti, Javier, Leslie, Hannah H, Doubova, Svetlana V, Ranilla, Jesús Medina, Mazzoni, Agustina, Espinoza, Laura, Calderón, Renzo, Arsenault, Catherine, García-Elorrio, Ezequiel, García, Patricia J

“…The premise of health as a human right in Latin America has been challenged by health system fragmentation, quality gaps, a growing burden of chronic disease,…”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cystic echinococcosis and sheep herding in Peru: a mixed-methods approach by Merino, Veronika, Westgard, Christopher M, Bayer, Angela M, García, Patricia J

“…The parasitic disease, cystic echinococcosis (CE), is prevalent in low-income, livestock-raising communities and 2000 new people will be diagnosed this year in…”
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Feasibility of Chlamydia trachomatis screening and treatment in pregnant women in Lima, Peru: a prospective study in two large urban hospitals by Cabeza, Jeanne, García, Patricia J, Segura, Eddy, García, Pedro, Escudero, Francisco, La Rosa, Sayda, León, Segundo, Klausner, Jeffrey D

“…Chlamydia trachomatis, which is asymptomatic in most women, causes significant adverse effects for pregnant women and neonates. No programmes conduct antenatal…”
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Climate change and COVID-19: reinforcing Indigenous food systems by Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol, Ford, James D, Arotoma-Rojas, Ingrid, Lwasa, Shuaib, Lancha-Rucoba, Guillermo, García, Patricia J, Miranda, J Jaime, Namanya, Didacus B, New, Mark, Wright, Carlee J, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Carcamo, Cesar, Edge, Victoria, Harper, Sherilee L

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Programme science: a route to effective coverage and population-level impact for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention by McClarty, Leigh M, Becker, Marissa L, García, Patricia J, Garnett, Geoff P, Dallabetta, Gina A, Ward, Helen, Aral, Sevgi O, Blanchard, James F

“…Improvements in context-specific programming are essential to address HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection epidemics globally. A…”
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