[HTML][HTML] Non-pharmaceutical interventions to combat COVID-19 in the Americas described through daily sub-national data

M Touchton, FM Knaul, H Arreola-Ornelas, T Porteny… - Scientific data, 2023 - nature.com
This dataset covers national and subnational non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) to
combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas. Prior to the development of a vaccine, NPI …

Impact of the pandemic time on the mental health of people with dementia and their family caregivers in Brazil and Chile: One-year follow-up

L Olavarría, P Caramelli, J Lema… - Journal of …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Background: Previous studies reported the negative impact of social isolation on mental
health in people with dementia (PwD) and their caregivers, butlongitudinal studies seem …

Disruption Of Non-COVID-19 Health Care In Latin America During The Pandemic: Effects On Health, Lessons For Policy: Study examines the disruption of non-COVID …

P Bernal Lara, WD Savedoff, MF García Agudelo… - Health …, 2023 - healthaffairs.org
COVID-19 had severe direct and indirect effects on health and well-being in Latin America.
To understand the extent to which disruptions among non-COVID-19-related health services …

Comparative health policy goes qualitative: Broadening the focus of research after COVID‐19

V Burau, E Kuhlmann, G Lotta - The International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has pushed health policy frontstage and exposed the stark
differences in government capacities to respond to the crisis. This has created new demands …

[HTML][HTML] The perilous mix of populism and pandemics: lessons from COVID-19

M Touchton, FM Knaul, T McDonald, J Frenk - Social Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Populist leaders have consistently rejected evidence-based policies in responding to the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They acted later and with less intensity than non-populists in …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of institutional performance and compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions: How performance perceptions and policy compliance affect …

MAC Paschoalotto, EPPA Costa, SV Almeida, J Cima… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Trust in institutions is a key driver to shape population attitudes and behavior, such as
compliance of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI). During the COVID-19 pandemic, this …

[HTML][HTML] Social support for overcoming fear of contagion at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional study in Latin America

I Carrillo, R Poblete, P Serpa, J Martin-Delgado… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare
professionals has been widely studied, along with different strategies to minimize it …

[HTML][HTML] A critical analysis of health system in Nepal; Perspective's based on COVID-19 response

BS Kuikel, A Shrestha, DR Xu, BB Shahi, B Bhandari… - Dialogues in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Nepal moved from a unitary government to a federal system of government in
2015 under its constitution. Nepal is a federal democratic republic governed by three levels …

Did the COVID-19 quarantine policies applied in Cochabamba, Bolivia mitigated cases successfully? an interrupted time series analysis

RK Arce Cardozo, O Fonseca-Rodríguez… - Global Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background The COVID-19 pandemic prompted varied policy responses globally, with Latin
America facing unique challenges. A detailed examination of these policies' impacts on …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing pandemic preparedness, response, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in four south American countries: agenda for the future

A Ramírez Varela, M Touchton, JJ Miranda… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic emerged in a context that lacked adequate
prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) activities, and global, regional, and national …